Brain abscess associated with multidrug-resistant Capnocytophaga ochracea infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 645-647

  Wang, Hua Kung ^a   Chen, Yee Chun ^b   Teng, Lee Jene ^c   Hung, Chien Ching ^b   Chen, Mei Lin ^b   Du, Shin Hei ^b   Pan, Hui Ju ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b   Chang, Shan Chwen ^b  

^a EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFPIROME; CEFTRIAXONE; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GADOLINIUM; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; RNA 16S; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA OCHRACEA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIOTOMY; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CHILD; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FRONTAL LOBE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

CAPNOCYTOPHAGA OCHRACEA;

EID: 33847039527     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01815-06     Document Type: Article

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