Concomitant bacteremia caused by Vibrio fluvialis and Vibrio alginolyticus in a patient on hemodialysis: A first case report and review of literature

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-131

  Nadkarni, Abhijeet S ^a,b   Shah, Monika K ^a  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b HARLEM HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; DOXYCYCLINE; GATIFLOXACIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DEVICE INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; SWIMMING; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIBRIO ALGINOLYTICUS; VIBRIO FLUVIALIS;

EID: 34247130096     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.idc.0000240869.50801.4c     Document Type: Article

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