Streptococcus gordonii extensive multiple subcutaneous abscesses;Ascessi sottocutanei multipli di vasta estensione da streptococcus gordonii

Infezioni in Medicina

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 189-193

  Esposito, Silvano ^a   Avallone, Lucio ^a   Massari, Angelo ^a   lo Pardo, Dante ^a   Pezzuti, Gabriela ^a   Smaldone, Pasquale ^a   Anzalone, Silvana ^a   Ardimento, Pasquale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO E RUGGI D ARAGONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Streptococcus gordonii; Subcutaneous abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN INCISION; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSCESS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HIP; HUMANS; SCAPULA; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS GORDONII; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054772946     PISSN: 11249390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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