Bromhidrosis induced by Sphingomonas paucimobilis: A case report

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 845-848

  Mancini, M ^a   Panasiti, V ^a   Devirgiliis, V ^a   Pietropaolo, Valeria ^a   Fioriti, D ^a   Nicosia, R ^a   Curzio, M ^a   Roberti, V ^a   Gobbi, S ^a   Bottoni, U ^b   Chiarini, F ^a   Calvieri, S ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Axillary bacteria; Bromhidrosis; Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; KANAMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MOXIFLOXACIN; NITROFURANTOIN; NORFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; SULBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BROMIDROSIS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APOCRINE GLANDS; CIPROFLOXACIN; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; SPHINGOMONAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350532138     PISSN: 03946320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039463200902200332     Document Type: Article

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