Atypical infections in Tsunami survivors

被引：71

作者：

Garzoni, C ^{[1
]}

Emonet, S ^{[1
]}

Legout, L ^{[1
]}

Benedict, R ^{[1
]}

Hoffmeyer, P ^{[1
]}

Bernard, L ^{[1
]}

Garbino, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hosp Geneva, Div Infect Dis, CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2005年 / 11卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.3201/eid1110.050715

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

After a tsunami hit Asia in December 2004, 2 survivors had severe infections due to multidrug-resistant and atypical bacteria and rare fungi weeks afterwards. Treating these infections is challenging from a clinical and microbiologic point of view.

引用

页码：1591 / 1593

页数：3

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