Spontaneous dermal abscesses and ulcers as a result of serratia marcescens

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 2 B, 2003, Pages 193-194

  Friedman, N Deborah ^a   Peterson, Neeraja B ^a   Sumner, William T ^a   Alexander, Barbara D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEG ULCER; MALE; PAPULE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SKIN ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0042133286     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mjd.2003.312     Document Type: Article

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