Community-acquired anaerobic bacteremia in adults: One-year experience in a medical center

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 436-443

  Hung, Min Nan ^a   Chen, Shey Ying ^a   Wang, Jiun Ling ^a   Chang, Shan Chwen ^a,b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^a   Liao, Chun Hsing ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteremia; Community acquired infections; Mortality; Neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; AGED; ANAEROBIC INFECTION; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CLOSTRIDIUM; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TAIWAN;

EID: 33644538934     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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