Rapid development of auricular infection due to imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa following self-administered piercing of high ear [3]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1823-1824

  Vargas, Jair ^a,b   Carballo, Martín ^a   Hernández, Marbelys ^a   Rojas, Novella ^a   Jiménez, Orlando ^a   Riera, Jorge ^a   Romero, Luis ^a   Rodriguez Morales, Alfonso J ^c   Silva, Marisela ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CARACAS   (Venezuela)

^b Collaborative Group of Clinical Infectious Diseases Research ^*  (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIPENEM; SULPERAZON;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; EAR INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 28744434528     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/498317     Document Type: Letter

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