A rare cause of wound infection: Shewanella putrefaciens

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 692-694

  Bulut, Cemal ^a,b   Ertem, Gunay Tuncer ^a   Gökcek, Cevdet ^a   Tulek, Necla ^a   Bayar, M Akif ^a   Karakoc, Esra ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b TEAS   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FRESH WATER; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; SEA WATER;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUS; SCALP; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; RARE DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644357498     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410022620     Document Type: Article

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