Rhodococcus equi granulomatous mastitis in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue PART8, 2013, Pages 1253-1255

  Nath, Swapna R ^a   Peter Mathew, Arun ^a   Mohan, Arun ^a   Anila, K R ^a  

^a REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZITHROMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BREAST ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; FOLLOW UP; GRAM STAINING; GRANULOMATOUS MASTITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; WIDE EXCISION;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AZITHROMYCIN; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMATOUS MASTITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880263018     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.054346-0     Document Type: Article

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