Ochrobactrum anthropi bacteremia associated with a catheter in an immunocompromised child and review of the pediatric literature

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 658-660

  Saavedra, Jesus ^a   Garrido, Carmen ^a   Folgueira, Dolores ^b   Torres, Maria Jose ^a   Ramos, Jose Tomas ^a  

^a Hospital Universitario Materno Infantil   (Spain)

^b Hospital Materno Infantil Doce de Octubre   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter related infection; Immunocompromised child; Ochrobactrum anthropi

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; OCHROBACTRUM ANTHROPI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL NEOPLASMS; BACTEREMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC RODS AND COCCI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA;

EID: 0032777499     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199907000-00023     Document Type: Article

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