Septic shock due to Comamonas acidovorans: A most unusual association

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-74

  Bofill, Lina ^a,e   Wessolossky, Mireya ^a   Vicent, Enrique ^b   Salas, Marjorie ^c   Besso, José ^d   Merentes, Altagracia ^a   Istúriz, Raúl ^b   Guzmán, Manuel ^c   Murillo, Jorge ^d  

^a Hospital Vargas de Caracas   (Venezuela)

^b Intensive Care Unit   (Venezuela)

^c Infectious Disease Unit   (Venezuela)

^d Centro Medico Docente La Trinidad   (Venezuela)

^e POBA International 648 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFICACY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SOIL MICROFLORA;

EID: 0030027632     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199601000-00018     Document Type: Article

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