Central nervous system infections due to Abiotrophia and Granulicatella species: An emerging challenge?

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 161-165

  Cerceo, Elizabeth ^a   Christie, Jason D ^b,c   Nachamkin, Irving ^c   Lautenbach, Ebbing ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotrophia; Central nervous system; Focal infection; Granulicatella; Infection

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFIXIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABIOTROPHIA; ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; ABSCESS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GRANULICATELLA ADIACENS; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEUROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1542719301     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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