Leuconostoc bacteremia in a child with short-gut syndrome

Saudi Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 311-313

  Helali, Abdulnasser ^a   McAlear, Diane ^a   Osoba, Abimbola ^a  

^a KING KHALID NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUCONOSTOC; MALE; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

BACTEREMIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOLITIS, NECROTIZING; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUCONOSTOC; MALE; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME;

EID: 17144374874     PISSN: 03795284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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