Chromobacterium violaceum infection

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 464-466

  Midani, Samir ^a,b,c   Rathore, Mobeen ^a,b  

^a Univ of Florida Hlth Sci Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHROMOBACTERIUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER ABSCESS; SEPSIS; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TROPICAL DISEASE; TROPICS;

EID: 0031944437     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199805000-00011     Document Type: Article

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