Brachyspira (Serpulina) pilosicoli spirochetemia in an immunocompromised patient

Infection

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 175-177

  Kanavaki, S ^a   Mantadakis, E ^b   Thomakos, N ^a   Pefanis, A ^a   Matsiota Bernard, P ^a   Karabela, S ^a   Samonis, G ^b  

^a SOTIRIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brachyspira pilosicoli; Colitis; Dysentery; Immunosuppression; Intestinal spirochetosis

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRACHYSPIRA PILOSICOLI; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DIARRHEA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSENTERY; ELDERLY CARE; FEVER; HEMATOCHEZIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTESTINE INFECTION; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; BACTEREMIA; BRACHYSPIRA; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; IMMUNOLOGY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIGELLOSIS; SPIROCHETE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; DYSENTERY, BACILLARY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; PENICILLIN G; RISK ASSESSMENT; SERPULINA; SPIROCHAETALES INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; HUMANS;

EID: 0035990046     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-002-2175-1     Document Type: Article

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