Leech-borne infection on a TRAM flap: A case report;Complication infectieuse d'un lambeau de TRAM liée aux sangsues : à propos d'un cas

Annales de Chirurgie Plastique Esthetique

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-73

  Bourdais, L ^a,b   Heusse, J L ^a   Aillet, S ^a   Schoentgen, C ^a   Watier, E ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; Antibioprophylaxy; Infection; Leech

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749132836     PISSN: 02941260     EISSN: 1768319X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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