Failure of ceftriaxone in an intravenous drug user with invasive infection due to Ralstonia pickettii

Infection

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 246-248

  Zellweger, C ^a   Bodmer, T ^a   Tauber M G ^a   Muhlemann K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TIMENTIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MALE; MENINGITIS; RALSTONIA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; SPECIES INVASION; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 4043154235     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-004-3033-0     Document Type: Article

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