Lactococcus garvieae infections in humans: Possible association with aquaculture outbreaks

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-73

  Wang, C Y C ^a   Shie, H S ^a   Chen, S C ^b   Huang, J P ^b   Hsieh, I C ^a   Wen, M S ^a   Lin, F C ^a   Wu, Delun ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFAZOLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INTESTINE DIVERTICULOSIS; LACTOCOCCUS; LACTOCOCCUS GARVIEAE; LIGAMENT RUPTURE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW FOOD; SCHOOL CHILD; SQUID; STOMACH ULCER; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; AQUACULTURE; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; LACTOCOCCUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 33847023502     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.00855.x     Document Type: Article

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