Severe sepsis due to Lactobacillus helvetica bacteremia

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 356-357

  D'Escrivan, T ^a   Meybeck, A ^a   Legout, L ^a   Georges, H ^a   Senneville, E ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE TOURCOING   (France)

Author keywords

Bact ri mie; Lactobacillus helvetica; Sepsis s v re

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; LACTOBACILLUS HELVETICUS; SEPSIS; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0038163802     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(03)00058-1     Document Type: Article

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