Aeromonas hydrophila folliculitis associated with an inflatable swimming pool: Mimicking pseudomonas aeruginosa infection

Pediatric Dermatology

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 601-603

  Manresa, Marc Julià ^a,b   Villa, Asunción Vicente ^a   Giralt, Amadeu Gené ^a   González Enseñat, M Antonia ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FRESH WATER; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ADOLESCENT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FOLLICULITIS; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; RASH; SKIN EXAMINATION; SOIL; SWIMMING POOL; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLICULITIS; HUMANS; MALE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SWIMMING POOLS;

EID: 70350028227     PISSN: 07368046     EISSN: 15251470     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2009.00993.x     Document Type: Article

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