Inappropriate footwear and rat-bite fever in an international traveler

Journal of Travel Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 275-276

  Liana, Signorini ^a   Paolo, Colombini ^a   Francesco, Cristini ^a   Alberto, Matteelli ^a   Barbara, Cadeo ^a   Caterina, Casalini ^a   Pierluigi, Viale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; SULTAMICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GRAM NEGATIVE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RAT BITE FEVER; SHOE; TRAVEL; VECTOR CONTROL; VIET NAM; ANIMAL; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ITALY; LETTER; RAT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; RAT-BITE FEVER; RATS; SHOES; TRAVEL;

EID: 0036708910     PISSN: 11951982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7060.2002.24221     Document Type: Article

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