Open AccessThe Brief Case: A Fishy Tale Prevents Digital Doom following Polly's Peck—the Importance of Pets in a Comprehensive Medical History
Author(s) -
PA Simpson,
Marta Przybyło,
Tom Blanchard,
Tom Wingfield
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.02340-16
Subject(s) - peck (imperial) , art , medicine , history , biology , agronomy
In August 2014, a 68-year-old man sustained a deep bite to his left fourth and fifth fingers from his pet African gray parrot (Psittacus erithacus). The gentleman had a past medical history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, for which he took regular inhaled steroids, salbutamol, and
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