Ciprofloxacin-resistant aeromonas hydrophila cellulitis following leech therapy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1324-1326

  Giltner, Carmen L ^a   Bobenchik, April M ^a   Uslan, Daniel Z ^b   Deville, Jaime G ^b   Humphries, Romney M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIBOSOME RNA; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; JAW MALFORMATION; LEECHING; MANDIBLE OSTEOTOMY; MANDIBLE RECONSTRUCTION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORGANELLA MORGANII; OTOCEPHALIC MANDIBULAR SYNDROME; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STOMACH TUBE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS CONGESTION; WOUND CARE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HIRUDO MEDICINALIS; HUMANS; LEECHING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; HIRUDINIDA;

EID: 84875841297     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.03217-12     Document Type: Article

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