Comamonas testosteroni bacteremia: A case report and review of the literature

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 272-273

  Abraham, JoEllyn M ^a   Simon, Gary L ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFEPIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DROTRECOGIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; NORADRENALIN; VANCOMYCIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 34447499992     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e31802ce475     Document Type: Article

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