Problems in diagnosis and treatment of Staphylococcus haemolyticus endocarditis in a hemodialysis patient

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-48

  Louagie, Henk ^a   Struelens, Marc ^b   De Ryck, Raf ^b   Claeys, Geert ^a   Verschraegen, Gerda ^a   Vogelaers, Dirk ^a   Lameire, Norbert ^a   Vaneechoutte, Mario ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPEPTIDE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS HAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0031964628     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00333.x     Document Type: Article

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