Necrotic cellulitis by Serratia plymuthica

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 501-503

  Pascual Pérez, Reyes ^a   Galvañ Moro, Cristina ^a   Pacheco Tenza, Isabel ^a   Morente Aranda, Adolfo ^a   Briceño García, Hugo ^a   Pérez Barba, Carlos ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Necrotic cellulitis; Serratia plymuthica

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; IMIPENEM; STEROID;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SERRATIA PLYMUTHICA; STEROID THERAPY; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 1142297585     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2003.09.010     Document Type: Article

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