Enterococcus raffinosus infection in an immunosuppressed patient: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages

  Freyaldenhoven, Bettina Sigrid ^a   Schlieper, Georg ^a   Lütticken, Rudolf ^a   Reinert, Ralf Réné ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RIFAMPICIN; STEROID; TACROLIMUS; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASE REPORT; COLON PERFORATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DIVERTICULITIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS RAFFINOSUS; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; HEMATOMA; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; PERITONITIS; PROTEINURIA;

AGED; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; PELVIS;

EID: 27644568587     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.10.012     Document Type: Article

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