A cutaneous infection caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis: A case report

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 457-461

  Panasiti, V ^a   Devirgiliis, V ^a   Mancini, M ^a   Curzio, M ^a   Rossi, M ^a   Fioriti, D ^a   Pietropaolo, Valeria ^a   Nicosia, R ^a   Gallinelli, C ^a   Chiarini, F ^a   Pecorini, G ^b   Calvieri, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amoxicillin clavulanic acid; Brevundimonas vesicularis; cutaneous infection; Immunocompetent patient

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CARBENICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFPODOXIME; CEFPODOXIME PROXETIL; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEZLOCILLIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; TOBRAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BREVUNDIMONAS; BREVUNDIMONAS VESICULARIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN INFECTION;

EID: 47249090450     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200802100226     Document Type: Article

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