Granulicatella elegans bacteraemia in patients with abdominal infections

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 830-833

  Abdul Redha, Rawaa Jalil ^a   Prag, Jørgen ^b   Sonksen, Ute Wolff ^c   Kemp, Michael ^a   Andresen, Keld ^a   Christensen, Jens Jørgen ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DNA; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABIOTROPHIA; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CASE REPORT; CECUM CANCER; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DENMARK; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DIVERTICULITIS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GRANULICATELLA ELEGANS; HEMICOLECTOMY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; ILEUS; INTESTINE PERFORATION; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; LAPAROTOMY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL CAVITY; AGED; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 34548125818     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701299624     Document Type: Article

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