Ciprofloxacin-resistant Aeromonas infection following leech therapy for digit replantation: Report of 2 cases

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 499-502

  Van Alphen, Nickolas A ^a   Gonzalez, Alexandra ^a   McKenna, Maureen C ^a   McKenna, Theresa K ^a   Carlsen, Brian T ^a   Moran, Steven L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; antibiotic prophylaxis; antibiotic resistance; leeches; Replantation

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERTAPENEM; METHAMPHETAMINE; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FINGER AMPUTATION; FINGER REPLANTATION; FOREARM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; LEECHING; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NAIL BED; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS VULGARIS; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; RECURRENT INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SURGICAL INFECTION; TISSUE FLAP; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VEIN RECONSTRUCTION; VENOUS CONGESTION; WOUND DRAINAGE; WOUND HEALING;

AEROMONAS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; LEECHES; REPLANTATION;

ADULT; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FINGER INJURIES; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEECHING; MIDDLE AGED; REPLANTATION;

EID: 84896715942     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.11.041     Document Type: Article

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