A case of Aerococcus urinae septicemia: An unusual presentation and severe disease course

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1318-1320

  Serefhanoglu, Kivanc ^a   Turan, Hale ^a   Dogan, Rafi ^a   Gullu, Hakan ^a   Arslan, Hande ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

A. urinae; Fatal disease course; Leucopoenia

Indexed keywords

MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

AEROCOCCUS; AEROCOCCUS URINAE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; COMA; DEATH; DIABETES CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUTROPENIA; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; SEPTICEMIA; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; FATAL OUTCOME; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCACEAE;

EID: 23844437040     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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