| Document ID (ISN) | 66910 |
| CIS number |
96-1090 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0300-581X - Arbeitsmedizin - Sozialmedizin - Präventivmedizin |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Schaubschläger W.W., Rüsch-Gerdes S., Gödde M. |
| Title |
Infections by Mycobacterium marinum in occupational medicine |
| Original title |
Arbeitsmedizinisch relevante Mycobacteriosen durch M. marinum [in German] |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1992 Vol.27, No.8, p.331-334. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
It is difficult to diagnose an infection with Mycobacterium marinum as this case study of a 59-year-old horticulturist reveals. Symptoms are aspecific. Isolation of the Mycobacterium marinum by routine methods is not feasible. Samples require incubation temperatures between 30-32°C, as opposed to the normal 37°C. In the case of the horticulturist, it took two years to identify the cause of the ulcers on his hand. In samples from tropical fish tanks, in which the horticulturist sustained minor hand injuries during work, the presence of Mycobacterium marinum was confirmed. Examination of all other employees of the nursery yielded no further cases of mycobacterium infection. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
pathogenic bacteria; mycobacterial infections; hand injuries; diagnosis; horticulture; skin diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agriculture
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Skin diseases
|
