Bacteremia due to Clostridium hathewayi in a patient with acute appendicitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 5947-5949

  Woo, Patrick C Y ^a   Lau, Susanna K P ^a   Woo, Gibson K S ^a   Fung, Ami M Y ^a   Yiu, Viola P Y ^a   Yuen, Kwok Yung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME; METRONIDAZOLE; RNA 16S;

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM HATHEWAYI; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; APPENDICITIS; BACTEREMIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM HATHEWAYI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 10844223432     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5947-5949.2004     Document Type: Article

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