Oral bacterial flora of the Chinese cobra (Naja atra) and bamboo pit viper (Trimeresurus albolabris) in Hong Kong SAR, China

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 183-190

  Shek, K C ^a   Tsui, K L ^a   Lam, K K ^a   Crow, Paul ^b   Ng, Kenneth H L ^a   Ades, Gary ^b   Yip, K T ^a   Grioni, Alessandro ^b   Tan, K S ^b   Lung, David C ^a   Lam, Tommy S K ^a   Fung, H T ^a   Que, T L ^a   Kam, C W ^a  

^a HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Fauna Conservation Department   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abscess; Antibiotic prophylaxis; Snake bites; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHINA; CLOSTRIDIUM; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HONG KONG; INFECTION; MORGANELLA MORGANII; MOUTH CAVITY; MOUTH FLORA; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEUS; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; ANIMAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUTH; SEASON;

ANIMALS; COBRA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MOUTH; SEASONS; SNAKE BITES; TRIMERESURUS;

EID: 67650506923     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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