Central venous catheter infection with Brevibacterium sp. in an immunocompetent woman: Case report and review of the literature

Infection

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 103-106

  Ulrich, S ^a   Zbinden, R ^b   Pagano, M ^b   Fischler, M ^a   Speich, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; ILOPROST; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREVIBACTERIUM; BREVIBACTERIUM CASEI; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; SEPTICEMIA;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; BREVIBACTERIUM; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33646754055     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-006-5027-6     Document Type: Article

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