Identification of a novel α-proteobacterium causing bacteraemia in an immunocompetent patient

Journal of Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 167-169

  Xu, Jiru ^a   Moore, John E ^a   Millar, B Cherie ^a   Crowe, Mary ^a   McClurg, Robert ^a   Heaney, Liam G ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

16S rDNA PCR; Molecular diagnosis; rDNA; Sequencing; proteobacterium

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; AZLOCILLIN; AZTREONAM; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RNA 16S; TRIMETHOPRIM;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BASE PAIRING; BLOOD CULTURE; BRUCELLA; CASE REPORT; FEVER; GENUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OCHROBACTRUM; PHENOTYPE; RHIZOBIUM; SCORING SYSTEM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0042312492     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(03)00058-6     Document Type: Article

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