Arcanobacterium haemolyticum bacteraemia and soft-tissue infections: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Tan, Thean Yen ^a   Ng, Siew Yong ^a   Thomas, Helen ^a   Chan, Beng Kuan ^a  

^a CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Gram positive rods; Soft tissue infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; SULTAMICILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARCANOBACTERIUM HAEMOLYTICUM; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BELOW KNEE AMPUTATION; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEBRIDEMENT; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SKIN NECROSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 33745811616     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.10.008     Document Type: Article

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