Infection by Propionibacterium acnes in carriers of LCR derivation systems;Infeccion por Propionibacterium acnes en pacientes portadores de sistemas de derivacion de LCR

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 24-27

  Bordes, Ana ^a   Elcuaz, Rosa ^a   Noguera, Francisco Javier ^a   Otemin, Carmen ^a   Egas, Guillermo ^a  

^a Hospital Nuestra Senora del Pino   (Spain)

Author keywords

CNS infection; Propionibacterium acnes; shunt

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; GENTAMICIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SHUNT INFECTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; DRUG EFFECT; ENCEPHALITIS; EQUIPMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0031056214     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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