Near-drowning-associated Aeromonas pneumonia

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 737-741

  Ender, Peter T ^a   Dolan, Matthew J ^a   Dolan, Donna ^a   Farmer, J Christopher ^a   Melcher, Gregory P ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; aspiration; immersion; near drowning; pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROMONAS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IMMERSION; MALE; NEAR DROWNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; AEROMONAS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEAR DROWNING; PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0030294715     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(96)00183-7     Document Type: Article

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