Fatal case of myonecrosis and septicaemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1117-1119

  Adamski, Jan ^a   Koivuranta, Merja ^a   Leppänen, Esa ^b  

^a Central Finland Health Care District ^*  (Finland)

^b Clinical Laboratory   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; DOBUTAMINE; MEROPENEM; MOXIFLOXACIN; NORADRENALIN; STEROID; TAZOBACTAM; VASOPRESSIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLISTER; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATALITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLUID RESUSCITATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HAND EDEMA; HAND INJURY; HEMODIAFILTRATION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INOTROPISM; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MUSCLE NECROSIS; NECROSIS; PAIN; PATIENT CARE; RESUSCITATION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GANGRENE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33845322310     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600684389     Document Type: Article

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