Mycobacterium bovis bcg–associated osteomyelitis/osteitis, Taiwan

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 539-540

  Chiu, Nan Chang ^a,b   Lin, Meng Chin ^a   Lin, Wen Li ^a   Wang, Shin Yi ^c   Chi, Hsin ^a,b   Huang, Li Min ^d   Tang, Ren Bin ^e   Huang, Yhu Chering ^f   Liu, Ching Chuan ^g   Huang, Fu Yuan ^a   Lin, Tzou Yien ^f,h  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e CHENG HSIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^h Ministry of Health   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

BCG VACCINATION; BONE EROSION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; LETTER; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS BCG; NEWBORN; TAIWAN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOUS OSTEOMYELITIS; MICROBIOLOGY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOSIS;

BCG VACCINE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OSTEOMYELITIS; TAIWAN; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84923204011     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid2103.140789     Document Type: Letter

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