Shewanella putrefaciens: A rare microbial agent associated with a non-healing ulcer in a leprosy patient

Indian Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 205-207

  Bhalerao, D S ^a   Kinikar, A G ^a   Roushani, S B ^a   Franklin, V X ^a  

^a PRAVARA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Leprosy; Non healing ulcer; Shewanella putrefaciens

Indexed keywords

CEFADROXIL; CLOFAZIMINE; DAPSONE; RIFAMPICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEPROSY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; SKIN ULCER; BORDERLINE LEPROSY; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOOT ULCER; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEPROMATOUS LEPROSY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLISTER; CEFADROXIL; FEMALE; FOOT ULCER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEPROSY, BORDERLINE; LEPROSY, LEPROMATOUS; MIDDLE AGED; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS;

EID: 79952139017     PISSN: 02549395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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