Changing bacteriology of adult community-acquired lung abscess in Taiwan: Klebsiella pneumoniae versus anaerobes

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 915-922

  Wang, Jiun Ling ^a   Chen, Kuan Yu ^a   Fang, Chi Tai ^a   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Yang, Pan Chyr ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; TAIWAN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 15744394413     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428574     Document Type: Review

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