Indwelling device-related and recurrent infections due to Aeromonas species

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 651-658

  Hsueh, Po Ren ^b   Teng, Lee Jene ^b   Lee, Li Na ^b   Yang, Pan Chyr ^b   Chen, Yu Chi ^b   Ho, Shen Wu ^b   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFALOTIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; OFLOXACIN;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; INDWELLING CATHETER; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE JAUNDICE; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSHEPATIC CHOLANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031956204     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514587     Document Type: Article

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