Acinetobacter spp. in gunshot injuries [2]

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 178-180

  Elston, James W T ^a   Bannan, Ciaran L ^b   Chih, Desmond T ^b   Boutlis, Craig S ^c,d  

^a CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DARWIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d WOLLONGONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NONHUMAN; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHENOTYPE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 38049015266     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1401.070878     Document Type: Letter

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