Mycobacterium malmoense in Italy: The modern Norman invasion?

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 341-346

  Tortoli, Enrico ^a   Piersimoni, Claudio ^b   Bartoloni, Alessandro ^c   Burrini, Claudio ^d   Callegaro, A Paola ^e   Caroli, Giuseppe ^f   Colombrita, Domenico ^g   Goglio, Antonio ^h   Mantella, Antonia ^c   Tosi, Cristiana Passerini ^h   Simonetti, M Tullia ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Ricerche Cliniche   (Italy)

^e S MARIA DEGLI ANGELI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^g Laboratorio di Batteriologia   (Italy)

^h OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Mycobacteriosis; Mycobacterium malmoense

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM INTRACELLULARE AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM MALMOENSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTITUBERCULAR; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 8544283774     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007375114106     Document Type: Article

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