Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae endocarditis: A preventable zoonosis?

Irish Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-82

  Boo, T W ^a   Hone, R ^a   Hurley, J ^a  

^a MATER MISERICORDIAE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROBENECID; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; AORTA VALVE REGURGITATION; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ERYSIPELOTHRIX RHUSIOPATHIAE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ZOONOSIS;

EID: 0042522782     PISSN: 00211265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02915253     Document Type: Article

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