Failure of antibiotic therapy in Staphylococcus epidermidis infection of implantable venous access devices in patients with AIDS, as documented by molecular typing

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 190-194

  Piketty, Christophe ^a   Hoï, Annie Buu ^a   Gilquin, Jacques ^a   Casetta, Anne ^a   Castiel, Philippe ^a   Vaupre, Sabine ^a   Gutmann, Laurent ^a   Kazatchkine, Michel D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL BROUSSAIS   (France)

Author keywords

AIDS; Antibiotic locks; HIV infection; Implantable venous access device infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0032917259     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1999.tb00122.x     Document Type: Article

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