Clones of lactobacillus casei and Torulopsis glabrata associated with recurrent abdominal wall abscess

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 356-360

  Lu, Po Liang ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^a   Teng, Lee Jene ^b   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a   Luh, Kwen Tay ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Abscess recurrence; Lactobacillus casei; Torulopsis glabrata

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFMETAZOLE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; GENTAMICIN; MINOCYCLINE; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL WALL; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; RECURRENT INFECTION; TORULOPSIS GLABRATA;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; CANDIDIASIS; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; RECURRENCE; SEROTYPING;

EID: 0032779644     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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