Escherichia vulneris as a cause of intravenous catheter-related bacteremia

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 728-729

  Spaulding, Anne C ^a   Rothman, Alan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; NAFCILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CROHN DISEASE; ESCHERICHIA; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0029797749     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.4.728     Document Type: Article

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