First clinical case of Corynebacterium auriscanis isolated from localized dog bite infection

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 57, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 899-900

  Bygott, Jeanine M ^a   Malnick, Henry ^b   Shah, Jayesh J ^b   Chattaway, Marie A ^b   Karas, J Andreas ^a  

^a PAPWORTH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; OXYTETRACYCLINE; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM AURISCANIS; DOG BITE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CLASSIFICATION; DIPHTHERIA; DNA SEQUENCE; DOG; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEG INJURY; MICROBIOLOGY;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 48949092247     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47780-0     Document Type: Article

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