Infections after shark attacks in Australia

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 531-532

  Royle, Jennifer A ^a   Isaacs, David ^a   Eagles, Gillian ^a   Cass, Danny ^a   Gilroy, Nicole ^b   Chen, Sharon ^b   Malouf, David ^b   Griffiths, Christopher ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Shark bite; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; AEROMONAS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BITE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LEG INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS; SHARK; TESTIS INJURY; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AEROMONAS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SHARKS; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0030919737     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199705000-00019     Document Type: Article

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