Cutaneous injury and Vibrio vulnificus infection

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1302-1303

  Chung, P H ^a,c   Chuang, S K ^a   Tsang, Thomas ^a   Lai, Wai Man ^b   Yung, Raymond ^c   Lo, Janice ^c  

^a Department of Health ^*  (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INJURY; LETTER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; RISK FACTOR; SEA FOOD; SKIN; SKIN DISEASE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEAFOOD; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES; VIBRIO INFECTIONS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33846400481     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1208.051495     Document Type: Letter

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