Cutaneous melioidosis in a Swedish tourist after the tsunami in 2004

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-74

  Svensson, Erik ^a   Welinder Olsson, Christina ^a   Claesson, Bo A ^a   Studahl, Marie ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SKIN DISEASE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; DISASTER; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERADICATION THERAPY; FEVER; FOOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; NAUSEA; STOMACH INJURY; THAILAND; TOURISM; WOUND HEALING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; DOXYCYCLINE; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; SWEDEN; THAILAND; TRAVEL; TRIMETHOPRIM-SULFAMETHOXAZOLE COMBINATION; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 31144459347     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500264738     Document Type: Article

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