Rhodococcus bacteremia in an immunocompetent patient

Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 263-265

  Conlin, Phillip A ^a   Willingham, Kevin J ^a   Oliver, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN;

ACTINOBACTERIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL LABORATORY; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; RHODOCOCCUS;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0034028757     PISSN: 00075027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/YEPY-UGTJ-8XA8-8GWG     Document Type: Article

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