Staphylococcus intermedius is not only a zoonotic pathogen, but may also cause skin abscesses in humans after exposure to saliva

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2010, Pages

  Kelesidis, Theodoros ^a   Tsiodras, Sotirios ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Intravenous drug use; Saliva; Skin abscess; Staphylococcus intermedius

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; COCAINE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COAGULASE POSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INOCULATION; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; REVIEW; SALIVA; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN CULTURE; SOFT TISSUE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; SYRINGE; ZOONOSIS;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MALE; SALIVA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL SKIN INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 77957751721     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.2249     Document Type: Review

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