Fatal chromobacterium violaceum infections associated with exposure to stagnant waters

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 1992, Pages 583-586

  Ponte, Raul ^a   Jenkins, Stephen G ^a  

^a Wolfson's Children Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Chloramphenicol; Chromobacterium violaceum; Gentamicin; Imipenem; Meningococcemia; Septic shock; Tetracycline; Trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN DERIVATIVE; AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG RESISTANCE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHROMOBACTERIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 0026650076     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199207000-00013     Document Type: Article

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