Paronychia due to Prevotella bivia that resulted in amputation: Fast and correct bacteriological diagnosis is crucial

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 4901-4903

  Riesbeck, Kristian ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFADROXIL; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN V; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRITIS; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEITIS; PARONYCHIA; PREVOTELLA BIVIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; THUMB AMPUTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

AMPUTATION; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEITIS; PARONYCHIA; PREVOTELLA; THUMB;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PARONYCHIA; PREVOTELLA; PREVOTELLA BIVIA; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI;

EID: 0141992864     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4901-4903.2003     Document Type: Article

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