Bacteremia due to three Bacillus species in a case of Munchausen's syndrome

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2247-2248

  Galanos, Jason ^a   Perera, Shalinie ^b   Smith, Haydn ^b   O'Neal, David ^a   Sheorey, Harsha ^b   Waters, Mary Jo ^b  

^a Werribee Mercy Hospital   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BACILLUS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL SPORE; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BACILLUS; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MUNCHAUSEN SYNDROME; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0038627857     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2247-2248.2003     Document Type: Article

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