Bacteremia and endocarditis caused by a Gordonia species in a patient with a central venous catheter

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 382-385

  Lesens, Olivier ^a,b,c   Hansmann, Yves ^a   Riegel, Philippe ^a   Heller, Rémy ^a   Benaissa Djellouli, Mohamed ^a   Martinot, Martin ^a   Petit, Hélène ^a   Christmann, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Strasbourg Hospital   (France)

^c Service de Medecine Interne   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FEMALE; GORDONIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 0033872750     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0604.000410     Document Type: Article

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