Pancreatic necrosis infection due to Lactobacillus paracasei in an immunocompetent patient

Pancreatology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 108-109

  Z'Graggen, W J ^a,b   Fankhauser, H ^a   Lammer, F ^a   Bregenzer, T ^a   Conen, D ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL AARAU   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

16S rDNA sequencing; Acute pancreatitis; Antibiotic prophylaxis, acute pancreatitis; Antibiotic sensitivity, Lactobacillus spp.; Lactobacillus paracasei subspecies tolerans; Pancreatic necrosis infection

Indexed keywords

CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMPIRICISM; ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PANCREAS NECROSIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18744371296     PISSN: 14243903     EISSN: 14243911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084786     Document Type: Article

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