Flavobacterium meningosepticum bacteremia: An analysis of 16 cases

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 125-132

  Liu, Chun Eng ^a   Wong, Wing Wai ^b   Yang, Su Pen ^b   Wang, Fu Der ^b,c   Fung, Chang Phone ^b   You, Kwok Woon ^b   Liu, Chung Ye ^b  

^a Department of Anesthesia   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Flavobacterium meningosepticum; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFMETAZOLE; CEFONICID; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LOMEFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE; MINOCYCLINE; OFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; ROXITHROMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM MENINGOSEPTICUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032909017     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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