Chondritis attributable to Lactobacillus after ear piercing

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-76

  Razavi, Behzad ^a   Schilling, Margo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TIMENTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHONDRITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EAR CARTILAGE; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LACTOBACILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CARTILAGE DISEASES; CLAVULANIC ACIDS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EAR CARTILAGES; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS; TICARCILLIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0034007892     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0732-8893(99)00155-8     Document Type: Article

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