Clinical and microbiologic characteristics of Ochrobactrum anthropi bacteremia

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 106-112

  Yu, Wen Liang ^a   Lin, Cheng Wen ^a,b   Wang, Der Yuan ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibilitp; Bacteremia; Ochrobactrum anthropi

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM; CEFALOTIN; CEFONICID; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LATAMOXEF; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0031890484     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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