Recurrent bacteraemia by 2 different Bacillus cereus strains related to 2 distinct central venous catheters

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 772-774

  Koch, Andrea ^a   Arvand, Mardjan ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; SULFAMETHOXAZOLE; TEICOPLANIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; UROKINASE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEUTROPENIA; OSTEOSARCOMA; RECURRENT INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BACILLACEAE INFECTIONS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; FEMALE; HUMANS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 27744521013     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540510012116     Document Type: Article

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