Post-traumatic infection of the lower limb caused by rare Enterobacteriaceae and Mucorales in a young healthy male

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Corti, Giampaolo ^a   Mondanelli, Nicola ^a   Losco, Michele ^a   Bartolini, Laura ^b   Fontanelli, Alessandra ^b   Paradisi, Franco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absidia; Enterobacter amnigenus; Enterobacteriaceae; Leclercia adecarboxylata; Mucorales; Post traumatic infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABSIDIA; ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMP; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; ENTEROBACTER AMNIGENUS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LECLERCIA ADECARBOXYLATA; LEG ANGIOGRAPHY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; MUCORALES; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; POSTTRAUMATIC INFECTION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABSIDIA; ADULT; AMPUTATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ENTEROBACTER; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 60849106325     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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