Wound infections in tsunami survivors: A commentary

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 582-585

  Lim, Poh Lim ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Antibiotic therapy; Microbiology; Natural disasters; Traumatic injury

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; FRESH WATER; MACROLIDE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RABIES VACCINE; RIFAMPICIN; SEA WATER; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; EXPOSURE; FECES; HUMAN; MELIOIDOSIS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MUCORMYCOSIS; PATIENT; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTION; TETANUS; TSUNAMI; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 29144481879     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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