Streptococcal cellulitis following preparation of fresh raw seafood

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 206-208

  Koh, T H ^a   Sng, L H ^a   Yuen, S M ^a   Thomas, C K ^a   Tan, P L ^a   Tan, S H ^a   Wong, N S ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Crab; Red tilapia; Streptococcus dysgalactiae; Streptococcus iniae

Indexed keywords

CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CRAB; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MASTECTOMY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RAW FOOD; SEA FOOD; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE;

AGED; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLULITIS; CHINA; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MALE; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MIDDLE AGED; SEAFOOD; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; YOUNG ADULT; ZOONOSES;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE SUBSP. DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INIAE; TILAPIA;

EID: 64149110753     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01213.x     Document Type: Article

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