The clinical management of cesarean section-acquired Mycobacterium abscessus surgical site infections

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 184-192

  Tsao, Shih Ming ^a,b   Liu, Keh Sen ^c   Liao, Hsien Hua ^a,b   Huang, Tian Lin ^b   Shen, Gwan Han ^d   Tsao Thomas, Chang Yao ^a,b   Lee, Yuan Ti ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c St Joseph's Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial management; Cesarean section; Healthcare associated infection; Mycobacterium abscessus; Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection; Surgical site infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CESAREAN SECTION; CHAPERONIN 60; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; NONTUBERCULOUS MYCOBACTERIA; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893977655     PISSN: 20366590     EISSN: 19722680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3855/jidc.3821     Document Type: Article

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