Aeromonas hydrophila orbital cellulitis in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 51-53

  Chou, Shih Yu ^a,b   Tsai, Chieh Chih ^a,b   Kau, Shu Ching ^a,b   Kau, Hui Chuan ^b,c   Hsu, Wen Ming ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Taoyuan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Orbital cellulitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFUROXIME; OFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EDEMA; EYE PAIN; EYELID DISEASE; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LOWER EYELID; MALAISE; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PATHOGENICITY; SEPTICEMIA; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CEFUROXIME; CELLULITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; OFLOXACIN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ORBITAL DISEASES;

EID: 1542286039     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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