Melioidosis in an Italian tourist injured by the Tsunami in Thailand [1]

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 443-444

  Ciervo, A ^a   Mattei, R ^b   Cassone, A ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CAMPO DI MARTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TETRACYCLINE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MELIOIDOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; TOURISM; TSUNAMI;

EID: 33749008487     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2006.18.4.443     Document Type: Letter

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