Disseminated mycobacterium abscessus infection and showerheads, Taiwan

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2077-2078

  Kuo, Yu Min ^a   Cheng, Aristine ^a   Wu, Po Chang ^a   Hsieh, Song Chou ^a   Hsieh, Szu Min ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Yu, Chia Li ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; IMIPENEM;

ACID FAST BACTERIUM; AGED; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BATH; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISSEMINATED MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS INFECTION; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; SJOEGREN SYNDROME; SPUTUM CULTURE; TAIWAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84930485101     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1711.110050     Document Type: Letter

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