Streptobacillus moniliformis infection: 2 cases and a literature review

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 309-311

  Hagelskjær, Lena ^a   Sørensen, Inger ^b   Randers, Else ^a  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MONILIFORMIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PUS; RAT BITE FEVER; SKIN ABSCESS; STREPTOBACILLUS;

AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RATS; STREPTOBACILLUS;

EID: 0031705750     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161016     Document Type: Article

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