Bacillus cereus fatal bacteremia and apparent association with nosocomial transmission in an intensive care unit

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 98-100

  Carretto, Edoardo ^a   Barbarini, Daniela ^a   Poletti, Federica ^a   Marzani, Federico Capra ^b   Emmi, Vincenzo ^b   Marone, Piero ^a  

^a Lab di Batteriologia e Micologia   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMIPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE;

EID: 0033978412     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540050164335     Document Type: Article

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