Granulicatella adiacens breast implant-associated infection

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 58-60

  del Pozo, Jose L ^a   Garcia Quetglas, Emilio ^a   Hernaez, Silvia ^a   Serrera, Alicia ^a   Alonso, Marta ^a   Pina, Luis ^a   Leiva, Jose ^a   Azanza, Jose Ramon ^a  

^a Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breast implant infection; Granulicatella adiacens

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CASE REPORT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; GRANULICATELLA ADIACENS; HUMAN; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS;

ADULT; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SINUSITIS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 41949088338     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.12.009     Document Type: Article

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