Clinical features of patients with invasive Eikenella corrodens infections and microbiological characteristics of the causative isolates

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 231-236

  Sheng, W S ^a,c   Hsueh, P R ^a   Hung, C C ^a   Teng, L J ^b   Chen, Y C ^a   Luh, K T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAO YUAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK INFECTION; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; OSTEOMYELITIS; PELVIS ABSCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SKIN INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0035019186     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00011259     Document Type: Article

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