Antibiotic-lock therapy and erythromycin for treatment of catheter-related Candida parapsilosis and Staphylococcus aureus infections [4]

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 706-707

  Wu, Chao Yi ^a   Lee, Ping Ing ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Candidiasis; Catheter related infections; Macrolides azalides

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METICILLIN; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; SULBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGUS CULTURE; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; BIOFILMS; CANDIDIASIS; CATHETERIZATION; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; SHORT BOWEL SYNDROME; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 34548125395     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm262     Document Type: Letter

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