Multidrug-resistant Enterococcus raffinosus from a decubitus ulcer: A case report

International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-37

  Savini, Vincenzo ^a   Manna, Assunta ^a   Di Bonaventura, Giovanni ^b   Catavitello, Chiara ^a   Talia, Marzia ^a   Balbinot, Andrea ^a   Febbo, Fabio ^a   D'Antonio, Domenico ^a  

^a SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Daptomycin; Decubitus ulcer; Enterococcus raffinosus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DAPTOMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PRULIFLOXACIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECUBITUS; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS RAFFINOSUS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DAPTOMYCIN; DISK DIFFUSION ANTIMICROBIAL TESTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 40549106765     PISSN: 15347346     EISSN: 15526941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534734607313757     Document Type: Article

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