Surgical site infection due to Aeromonas species: Report of nine cases and literature review

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 164-170

  Tena, Daniel ^a   Aspíroz, Carmen ^b   Figueras, María José ^c   González Praetorius, Alejandro ^a   Aldea, María José ^b   Alperí, Anabel ^c   Bisquert, Julia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GUADALAJARA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL ROYO VILLANOVA   (Spain)

^c FACULTAT DE MEDICINA I CIÈNCIES DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOXITIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS VERONII; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PELVIS SURGERY; SPAIN; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROMONAS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 61349111563     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540802660492     Document Type: Article

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