Bacteraemic pneumonia caused by Neisseria lactamica with reduced susceptibility to penicillin and ciprofloxacin in an adult with liver cirrhosis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1151-1152

  Wang, Cheng Yi ^a   Chuang, Yu Min ^b   Teng, Lee Jene ^c   Lee, Li Na ^b   Yang, Pan Chyr ^b   Kuo, Sow Hsong ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; NEISSERIA LACTAMICA; PENICILLINS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 33747043910     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.46229-0     Document Type: Article

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