Aeromonas septicemia after medicinal leech use following replantation of severed digits

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-470

  Levine, Steven M ^a   Frangos, Spiros G ^a   Hanna, Bruce ^b   Colen, Kari ^c   Levine, Jamie P ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Microbiology   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 77957932094     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009110     Document Type: Article

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