Recurrent cutaneous abscesses in two Italian family members

Environmental mycobacteria are the causative factors of an increasing number of infections worldwide. Cutaneous infections as a result of such mycobacteria are often misdiagnosed, and their treatment is difficult since they can show in vivo and in vitro multidrug resistance. Absence of pathognomonic...

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Main Authors: Carmen Cantisani, Antonio Richetta, Andrea Bitonti, Pietro Curatolo, Gianfranco Ferretti, Carlo Mattozzi, Luca Melis, Emidio Silvestri, Stefano Calvieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-08-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
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Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/idr/article/view/1646