Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Aeromonas hydrophilia in an immunocompetent child

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-51

  Abuhammour, Walid ^a,b   Hasan, Rashed A ^a   Rogers, Donza ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HURLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophilia; Necrotizing fasciitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN;

ADOLESCENT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; SKIN ABRASION;

ADOLESCENT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 31144437049     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000195755.66705.f8     Document Type: Article

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