Urinary tract infection caused by Eikenella corrodens [1]

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 675-

  Hombach, Michael ^a   Frey, Hans R ^b   Pfyffer, Gaby E ^a  

^a Center for Laboratory Medicine   (Switzerland)

^b Kantonales Spital Sursee Wolhusen ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFALOTIN; CEFOXITIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BURNING SENSATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSURIA; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALAISE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; POLLAKISURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; EIKENELLA CORRODENS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EIKENELLA CORRODENS;

EID: 33847063812     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02194-06     Document Type: Letter

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