An analysis of 182 enterococcal bloodstream infections: Epidemiology, microbiology, and outcome;Análisis de 182 episodios de bacteriemia por enterococo: Estudio de la epidemiología, microbiología y evolución clínica

Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiologia Clinica

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 503-507

  Martínez Odriozola, Pedro ^a   Muñoz Sánchez, Josefa ^a   Gutiérrez Macías, Alfonso ^a   Arriola Martínez, Paula ^a   Montero Aparicio, Esperanza ^a   Ezpeleta Baquedano, Carmen ^a   Cisterna Cáncer, Ramón ^a   De La Villa, Felipe Miguel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE BASURTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Enterococcus; Epidemiology; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 35148827351     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: 15781852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13109986     Document Type: Article

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