Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Mycobacterium abscessus Developed after Intramuscular Injection: A Case Report
Infection and Chemotherapy
;
: 67-70, 2012.
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in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-154691
ABSTRACT
Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly-growing bacterium which spreads everywhere in the natural world. Lung infection is the most common infection that it causes, but skin and soft tissue infections can occur after injections, operations, or other trauma. We report a case of subcutaneous infection caused by M. abscessus followed by an intramuscular injection.
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Main subject:
Skin
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Clarithromycin
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Soft Tissue Infections
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Injections, Intramuscular
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Lung
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Mycobacterium
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Infection and Chemotherapy
Year:
2012
Type:
Article
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