Severe Serratia liquefaciens sepsis following vitamin C infusion treatment by a naturopathic practitioner

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 3986-3988

  Engelhart, S ^a   Saborowski, F ^c   Krakau, M ^c   Scherholz Schlosser G ^b   Heyer, I ^b   Exner, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b Gesundheitsamt der Bundesstadt   (Germany)

^c Krankenhaus Holweide   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; INFUSION FLUID;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; NATUROPATHY; SEPSIS; SERRATIA; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SERRATIA; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

EID: 0043023936     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3986-3988.2003     Document Type: Article

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