Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Disasters*
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Discitis / microbiology*
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Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
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Female
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Gram-Negative Bacteria / drug effects*
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Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mycetoma / microbiology
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Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / microbiology*
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Mycobacterium chelonae / isolation & purification
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Scedosporium / isolation & purification*
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Survivors*
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Thoracic Vertebrae*