Fatal Kytococcus schroeteri bacteremic pneumonia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Mohammedi, Ismael ^a   Berchiche, C ^a   Becker, K ^b   Belkhouja, K ^a   Robert, D ^a   von Eiff, C ^b   Etienne, J ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE PLUS SALBUTAMOL SULFATE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; NORADRENALIN; OFLOXACIN; STEROID;

ACTINOBACTERIA; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG MEGADOSE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KYTOCOCCUS SCHROETERI; LUNG LAVAGE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MICROCOCCUS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 22144477153     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.06.013     Document Type: Article

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