Necrotizing fasciitis due to Vibrio alginolyticus following an injury inflicted by a stingray

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 192-193

  Ho, Pak Leung ^a   Tang, Wai Man ^a   Lo, King Shun ^a   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FISH; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SKIN INJURY; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS;

EID: 0031814928     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655498750003636     Document Type: Article

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