Bacillus simplex as the Most Probable Culprit of Penetrating Trauma Infection: A Case Report
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Presentation of Case
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Xaplanteri, P.; Serpanos, D.S.; Dorva, E.; Beqo-Rokaj, T.; Papadogeorgaki, E.; Lekkou, A. Bacillus simplex as the Most Probable Culprit of Penetrating Trauma Infection: A Case Report. Pathogens 2022, 11, 1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11101203
Xaplanteri P, Serpanos DS, Dorva E, Beqo-Rokaj T, Papadogeorgaki E, Lekkou A. Bacillus simplex as the Most Probable Culprit of Penetrating Trauma Infection: A Case Report. Pathogens. 2022; 11(10):1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11101203
Chicago/Turabian StyleXaplanteri, Panagiota, Dimitrios S. Serpanos, Ellie Dorva, Tatiana Beqo-Rokaj, Eleni Papadogeorgaki, and Alexandra Lekkou. 2022. "Bacillus simplex as the Most Probable Culprit of Penetrating Trauma Infection: A Case Report" Pathogens 11, no. 10: 1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11101203
APA StyleXaplanteri, P., Serpanos, D. S., Dorva, E., Beqo-Rokaj, T., Papadogeorgaki, E., & Lekkou, A. (2022). Bacillus simplex as the Most Probable Culprit of Penetrating Trauma Infection: A Case Report. Pathogens, 11(10), 1203. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11101203