Isolation of Helcococcus kunzii from a post-surgical foot abscess

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 293, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 437-439

  Riegel, Philippe ^a,c   Lepargneur, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Laboratoire des Carmes   (France)

^c Institut de Bacteriologie   (France)

Author keywords

Foot infection; Helcococcus kunzii; Metatarsal fracture

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOOT DISEASE; FOOT SURGERY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HELCOCOCCUS KUNZII; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; RNA ANALYSIS;

EID: 0346492646     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1438-4221-00284     Document Type: Article

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