Vibrio vulnificus infections can be avoided

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 631-633

  Bisharat, Naiel ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Fish; Molluscan shellfish; Septicemia; Surgical debridement; Tilapia fish; Vibrio vulnificus; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL VACCINE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; ESTROGEN; GENTAMICIN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; IRON; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSFERRIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; EDITORIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; SEA FOOD; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; SHELLFISH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TILAPIA; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALS; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; SEPSIS; SHELLFISH; TILAPIA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIRULENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036335446     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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