Fishtank water as a source of a rare case of aeromonas hydrophila septicaemia

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1011-1012

  Brink, A J ^a   Giannakopoulos, E ^b   Viljoen, H G ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Microbiology Bruinette

^b Garden City Hospital Johannesburg

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; FEMALE; FISH; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; SEPTICEMIA;

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031692479     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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