Bacillus sphaericus bacteraemia in children with cancer: Case reports and literature review

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 142-145

  Castagnola, E ^a   Fioredda, F ^a   Barretta, M A ^a   Pescetto, L ^a   Garaventa, A ^a   Lanino, E ^a   Micalizzi, C ^a   Giacchino, R ^a   Dini, G ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. sphaericus; Bacteraemia; Cancer; Indwelling central venous catheter; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFALOTIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEZLOCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; SULBACTAM; TEICOPLANIN; TICARCILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; ITALY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0034919808     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.0995     Document Type: Article

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