Bacteremia due to Agrobacterium tumefaciens (radiobacter): Report of infection in a pregnant woman and her stillborn fetus

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 43-45

  Southern Jr , Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSIS; DRUG THERAPY; EMBRYO; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; STILLBIRTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030003481     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0732-8893(95)00200-6     Document Type: Article

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