Retroperitoneal abscess and bacteremia due to Mycoplasma hominis in a polytraumatized man

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 46-48

  Brunner, S ^a   Frey Rindova, P ^b   Altwegg, M ^a   Zbinden, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b BALGRIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma hominis; Retroperitoneal abscess

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROPERITONEAL ABSCESS; TIME;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CLINDAMYCIN; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; RETROPERITONEAL SPACE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0033964359     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050011     Document Type: Article

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