Two epidemiologically related cases of Rahnella aquatilis bacteremia

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 349-352

  Caroff, N ^a   Chamoux, C ^a   Le Gallou, F ^a   Espaze, E ^a   Gavini, F ^b   Gautreau, D ^a   Richet, H ^a   Reynaud, A ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA LACTAMASE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROCEFIN; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RAHNELLA AQUATILIS; RIBOTYPING; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CULTURE MEDIA; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTAMS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTERAL NUTRITION, TOTAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL;

EID: 0031854362     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050080     Document Type: Article

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