Clinical significance and epidemiology of NO-1, an unusual bacterium associated with dog and cat bites

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 171-174

  Kaiser, Robyn M ^a   Garman, Robert L ^a   Bruce, Michael G ^a   Weyant, Robbin S ^a   Ashford, David A ^a,b  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACITRACIN; CEFACLOR; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFRADINE; CEFTRIAXONE; DICLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BITE; BITE WOUND; CAT; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOG BITE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NONOXIDIZER GROUP 1;

EID: 0036198078     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0802.010139     Document Type: Article

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