Enterobacter cancerogenus ('Enterobacter taylorae') infections associated with severe trauma or crush injuries

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 359-361

  Abbott, Sharon L ^a   Janda, J Michael ^a,b  

^a Division of Communicable Disease Control   (United States)

^b Microbial Diseases Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Enterobacter cancerogenus; Enterobacter species; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; CEFONICID; CEFOTETAN; CEFRADINE; CLAVULANATE POTASSIUM; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; SULBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRUSH TRAUMA; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPORT INJURY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031040263     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/107.3.359     Document Type: Article

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