Gordonia polyisoprenivorans septicemia in a bone marrow transplant patient

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 226-228

  Kempf, V A J ^a   Schmalzing, M ^a   Yassin, A F ^b   Schaal, K P ^b   Baumeister, D ^c   Arenskotter M ^c   Steinbuchel A ^c   Autenrieth, I B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 1842789820     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-1087-z     Document Type: Article

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