학술논문
Multidrug resistant Aeromonasinfection following medical leech therapy: A case report and development of a joint antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention protocol
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Article
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Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance; December 2020, Vol. 23 Issue: 1 p349-351, 3p
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22137165
Abstract
•Aeromonassp. infections are a recognized complication of medical leech therapy.•Antimicrobial prophylaxis is typically used for patients having medical leech therapy.•We describe a leech-related infection resistant to all first line prophylactic agents.•In response, we developed an antimicrobial stewardship-infection prevention protocol.