Fish Tank Exposure and Cutaneous Infections Due to Mycobacterium marinum: Tuberculin Skin Testing, Treatment, and Prevention.

Autor: Lewis, Felicia M.T., Marsh, Bryan J., von Reyn, C. Fordham
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Zdroj: Clinical Infectious Diseases; 8/1/2003, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p390, 8p
Abstrakt: Describes cases of patients with soft tissue infection due to Mycobacterium marinum. Patients' cutaneous exposure to fish tanks; Treatment of patients with two-drug combination therapy; Recommendation for persons with open skin lesions or immunosuppression to avoid cutaneous contact with fish tanks.
Databáze: Complementary Index