Arcobacter butzleri bacteremia in a patient with liver cirrhosis

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 166-169

  Yan, Jing Jou ^a   Ko, Wen Chien ^a   Huang, Ay Huey ^a   Chen, Hung Mo ^a   Jin, Ying Tai ^a   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

16S rRNA sequence analysis; Arcobacter butzleri; Bacteremia; Campylobacter coli

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ADULT; ARCOBACTER; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ARCOBACTER; BACTEREMIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0034031261     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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