Agrobacterium radiobacter bacteremia in pediatric patients: Case report and review

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-186

  Amaya, Rene A ^a   Edwards, Morven S ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium radiobacter; Central venous catheter

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOSPORIN; GENTAMICIN; MEZLOCILLIN; OXACILLIN; PREDNISONE; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0037323573     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000048960.37470.ef     Document Type: Article

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