Myroides odoratimimus soft tissue infection in an immunocompetent child following a pig bite: Case report and literature review

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 390-392

  Maraki, Sofia ^a   Sarchianaki, Emmanouela ^a   Barbagadakis, Sophia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Child; Immunocompetent; Myroides species; Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GATIFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MONOBACTAM DERIVATIVE; MOXIFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; OFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BITE; BITE WOUND; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYROIDES ODORATIMIMUS; PUS; SMEAR; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SWINE; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CELLULITIS; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; SWINE;

EID: 84864339240     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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