Ecthyma gangrenosum and ecthyma-like lesions: review article

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 633-639

  Vaiman, M ^a,b   Lazarovitch, T ^a   Heller, L ^a   Lotan, G ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECTHYMA; ECTHYMA GANGRENOSUM; FUNGAL DETECTION; GANGRENE; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; REVIEW; SEPTICEMIA; SKIN NECROSIS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VIRUS ETIOLOGY; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; FUNGUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSES; PATHOLOGY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ECTHYMA; FUNGI; HUMANS; MYCOSES;

EID: 84925497913     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-014-2277-6     Document Type: Review

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