Shewanella putrefaciens isolated in a case of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Respiration

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 199-201

  Jorens, Philippe G ^a   Goovaerts, K ^a   Ieven, M ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory distress syndrome; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Pneumonia; Shewanella (Pseudomonas) putrefaciens; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HERPES SIMPLEX; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NOSE CAVITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB FRACTURE; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHI; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROSTOMY; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NASAL CAVITY; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SHEWANELLA PUTREFACIENS;

EID: 1942531458     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000076686     Document Type: Article

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