A Rare Case of Neisseria animaloris Hand Infection and Associated Nonhealing Wound
Neisseria animaloris is a rare pathogen in humans primarily associated with dog and cat bites. Fourteen cases have been documented in the literature related to the difficulty in identifying this bacterium in the laboratory. We present a patient case demonstrating a prolonged treatment course, which...
Main Authors: | Kathryn C. Helmig, MD, Mark S. Anderson, MD, Thomas F. Byrd, MD, Camille Aubin-Lemay, MD, Moheb S. Moneim, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514120300037 |
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