Human Infection with Shewanella putrefaciens and S. algae: Report of 16 Cases in Martinique and Review of the Literature

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 151-156

  Vignier, Nicolas ^a,b   Barreau, Morgane ^a,b   Olive, Claude ^a,b   Baubion, Emilie ^a,b   Theodose, Rafaelle ^a,b   Hochedez, Patrick ^a,b   Cabie, Andre ^a,b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE FORT DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; TAZOBACTAM; TETRACYCLINE; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CELLULITIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EAR INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KERATITIS; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARTINIQUE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA ALGAE; SHEWANELLA INFECTION; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BILIARY TRACT DISEASES; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MARTINIQUE; MIDDLE AGED; OTITIS; SHEWANELLA; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 84880624844     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0055     Document Type: Review

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