Cat scratch responsible for primary, cutaneous Nocardia asteroides in an immunocompetent patient [12]

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 145, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 684-685

  Astudillo, L ^a   Dahan, S ^a   Escourrou, G ^a   Sailler, L ^a   Carreiro, M ^a   Ollier, S ^a   Arlet, P ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COTRIMOXAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; SULFONAMIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BACTERIUM CARRIER; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CAT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LETTER; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRATCHING;

ANIMALS; CAT-SCRATCH DISEASE; CATS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; NOCARDIA ASTEROIDES; NOCARDIA INFECTIONS; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL; ZOONOSES;

EID: 0035788588     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04447.x     Document Type: Letter

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