Nosocomial Infections with Aeromonas hydrophila from Leeches.
@article{Sartor2002NosocomialIW, title={Nosocomial Infections with Aeromonas hydrophila from Leeches.}, author={C. Sartor and Fr{\'e}d{\'e}rique Limouzin-Perotti and R. Legr{\'e} and D. Casanova and M. Bongrand and R. Sambuc and M. Drancourt}, journal={Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America}, year={2002}, volume={35 1}, pages={ E1-5 } }
The manner in which leeches are maintained before they are used for therapy has not been studied as a factor contributing to nosocomial infections. A 5-year retrospective survey of Aeromonas hydrophila nosocomial infections at a hospital in Marseille, France, revealed infections in 5 (4.1%) of an estimated 122 patients treated with leeches in the Hand Surgery Unit and 2 (2.4%) of an estimated 85 patients treated with leeches in other hospital units. The retrospective survey showed that the Hand… Expand
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