Chryseobacterium meningosepticum Infection and Cardiac Tamponade in a Long-Term Hemodialysis Patient

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Lothuvachai, Thitima ^a   Likittanasombat, Khanchit ^a   Milindankura, Samaniya ^a   Sakulsaengprapha, Amporn ^a   Kitiyakara, Chagriya ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

bacteria; dialysis; Flavobacterium; gram negative; kidney; pericardial; pericarditis; renal

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; INOTROPIC AGENT; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM MENINGOSEPTICUM; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART TAMPONADE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; CIPROFLOXACIN; FATAL OUTCOME; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; PERICARDITIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; THIENAMYCINS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 33748907880     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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