An uncommon Helicobacter isolate from blood: Evidence of a group of Helicobacter spp. pathogenic in AIDS patients

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 2729-2733

  Weir, Susan C ^a   Gibert, Cynthia L ^b   Gordin, Fred M ^b   Fischer, Steven H ^a   Gill, Vee J ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Microbiology Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CANADA; CASE REPORT; HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER CINAEDI; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HELICOBACTER; HELICOBACTER CINAEDI; HELICOBACTER SP.; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0032812598     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.8.2729-2733.1999     Document Type: Article

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