Francisella tularensis bacteremia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2774-2776

  Haristoy, X ^a   Lozniewski, A ^a   Tram, C ^b   Simeon, D ^c   Bevanger, L ^d   Lion, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c CENTRE HOSPITALIER   (France)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; PEFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FRANCISELLA TULARENSIS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038179429     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2774-2776.2003     Document Type: Article

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