Fatal Aeromonas hydrophila bacteremia in a hemodialysis patient treated with deferoxamine

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 733-735

  Lin, S H ^a   Shieh, S D ^a   Lin, Y F ^a   De Brauwer, E ^a   Van Landuyt, H W ^a   Gordts, B ^a   Boelaert, J R ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; bacteremia; deferoxamine; hemodialysis; myonecrosis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; DEFEROXAMINE; GENTAMICIN; IRON COMPLEX; PENICILLIN G; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG MEGADOSE; FASCIOTOMY; FEMALE; FEVER; GAS GANGRENE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MUSCLE NECROSIS;

EID: 0029867595     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(96)90112-2     Document Type: Article

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