Combination therapy with levofloxacin and cefepime to treat severe respiratory infection due to Aeromonas caviae after a near-drowning accident in river water - Maeda A, Nakajima Y, Yanagisawa K, Sugimoto T, Harano K, Kaki Y, Sasaki J, Dohi K, Hayashi M.

BACKGROUND: Aeromonas spp. are gram-negative anaerobic rods that are mainly found in water. Respiratory infections due to Aeromonas sp. are rare but have a high mortality rate. CASE PRESENTATION: A 43-year-old man fell into a river following an automobile ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news