Streptococcus canis infections in humans: Retrospective study of 54 patients

Journal of Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-26

  Galpérine, Tatiana ^a   Cazorla, Cécile ^a   Blanchard, Elodie ^a   Boineau, Françoise ^a   Ragnaud, Jean Marie ^a   Neau, Didier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Lancefield group G streptococcus; Soft tissue infection; Streptococcus canis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFALOTIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN G; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PRISTINAMYCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORALITY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS CANIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; DOGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 34250023701     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2006.12.013     Document Type: Article

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