Campylobacter fetus cellulitis in an immunocompromised patient: Case report and review of the literature

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 346-348

  Ausselet, Nathalie ^a   Huang, D ^a   Vandercam, B ^a   Yombi, J C ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Campylobacter fetus; Cellulitis; Immunocompromised patient

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CARBAPENEM; CEFALOTIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; INSULIN; MEROPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; OMEPRAZOLE; OXACILLIN; PREDNISONE; SIMVASTATIN; SOTALOL; TETRACYCLINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTERIOSIS; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INCIDENCE; MALE; RARE DISEASE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CAMPYLOBACTER FETUS; CAMPYLOBACTER INFECTIONS; CELLULITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE;

EID: 70350162449     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/acb.2009.055     Document Type: Article

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