Bacteremia by Streptobacillus moniliformis: First case described in Spain

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 258-260

  Torres, L ^a   Lopez A I ^a   Escobar, S ^a   Marne, C ^a   Marco, M L ^a   Perez M ^a   Verhaegen, J ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CAT; CHILL; DOG; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT BITE FEVER; SPAIN; STREPTOBACILLUS; STREPTOBACILLUS MONILIFORMIS;

EID: 0037569524     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0891-9     Document Type: Article

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