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Case Reports
. 2007 Apr;63(2):201-2.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(07)80082-7. Epub 2011 Jul 21.

A Case of Nosocomial Atypical Mycobacterial Infection

A Chauhan  1 , A K Gupta  2 , S Satyanarayan  3 , J Jena  4
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Case Reports

A Case of Nosocomial Atypical Mycobacterial Infection

A Chauhan et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2007 Apr.

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  • ERRATUM.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Med J Armed Forces India. 2007 Oct;63(4):375. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(07)80025-6. Epub 2011 Jul 21. Med J Armed Forces India. 2007. PMID: 27410724 Free PMC article.
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Keywords: Mycobacterium chelonae; Nosocomial; Wound infection.

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