Isolation of Gordonia terrae from a patient with catheter-related bacteraemia

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1687-1688

  Grisold, A J ^a   Roll, P ^a   Hoenigl, M ^a   Feierl, G ^a   Vicenzi Moser, R ^a   Marth, E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANABOLIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; METANDIENONE; MOXIFLOXACIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; RNA 16S; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FAMILIAL HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GORDONIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION; GORDONIA BACTERIUM; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 37249050405     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.47388-0     Document Type: Article

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