Overview of the etiology of wound infections with particular emphasis on community-acquired illnesses

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-201

  Janda, J M ^a   Abbott, S L ^a   Brenden, R A ^a  

^a Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETERIZATION; CELLULITIS; DECUBITUS; FOLLICULITIS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NOMENCLATURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; REVIEW; SURGERY; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DOGS; HUMANS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WOUND INFECTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0030903574     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01709581     Document Type: Review

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