Catheter-related bacteremia due to Tsukamurella pulmonis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 51-55

  Maertens, J ^a   Wattiau, P ^b   Verhaegen, J ^a   Boogaerts, M ^a   Verbist, L ^a   Wauters, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c Catholic University Hospital Louvain   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DAUNORUBICIN; OFLOXACIN; STEROID; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TSUKAMURELLA PULMONIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); TSUKAMURELLA PULMONIS;

EID: 0031964629     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1998.tb00336.x     Document Type: Article

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