Osteomyelitis caused by Enterobacter cancerogenus infection following a traumatic injury: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1459-1461

  Garazzino, S ^a   Aprato, A ^a   Maiello, A ^a   Masse A ^a   Biasibetti, A ^a   De Rosa, F G ^a   Di Perri, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMINOPENICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFTRIAXONE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTER CANCEROGENUS; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; LEG FRACTURE; LEG PAIN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHOULDER DISLOCATION; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OSTEOMYELITIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ENTEROBACTER CANCEROGENUS;

EID: 14944349982     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1459-1461.2005     Document Type: Review

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