Aureobacterium masquerading as 'Corynebacterium aquaticum' infection: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 965-970

  Grove, David I ^a   Der Haroutian, Vanik ^a   Ratcliff, Rodney M ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; RNA 16S;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032717594     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-10-965     Document Type: Article

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