Pneumonia and bacteremia due to Serratia odorifera

Journal of Infection

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 212-214

  Lee, Jungmin ^a   Carey, Jeanne ^a   Perlman, David C ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFALOTIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; INSULIN; PIPERACILLIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TICARCILLIN; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MALE; MELENA; SEPTIC SHOCK; SERRATIA; SERRATIA ODORIFERA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SERRATIA; SERRATIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 33747296925     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.11.016     Document Type: Letter

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