Eight cases of lower respiratory tract infection caused by Stomatococcus mucilaginosus

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 913-917

  Korsholm, Trine ^a   Haahr, Vera ^a   Prag, Jørgen ^a  

^a VIBORG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DICLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NONHUMAN; RECURRENT DISEASE; ROTHIA MUCILAGINOSA; SPUTUM CULTURE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; MICROCOCCACEAE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPUTUM;

EID: 34748848130     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701387064     Document Type: Article

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