A possible new cause of spa bath folliculitis: Aeromonas hydrophila

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-41

  Mulholland, Adrian ^a   Yong Gee, Simon ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genital folliculitis; Gram negative folliculitis; Hot tub; Jacuzzi; Pseudomonas folliculitis; Scarring alopecia; Whirlpool

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CIPROFLOXACIN; DICLOXACILLIN;

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ALOPECIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FOLLICULITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCAR FORMATION; SPA TREATMENT;

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ALOPECIA; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CICATRIX; CIPROFLOXACIN; FILTRATION; FOLLICULITIS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; SKIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 37849010041     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: 14400960     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.2007.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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