Emerging gram-negative pathogens in the immunocompromised host: Agrobacterium radiobacter septicemia during HIV disease

New Microbiologica

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 375-382

  Manfredi, R ^a   Nanetti, A ^a   Ferri, M ^a   Mastroianni, A ^b   Coronado, O V ^a   Chiodo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; RHIZOBIUM; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; RHIZOBIUM; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033211063     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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