Multidrug-resistant Escherichia fergusonii: A case of acute cystitis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1551-1552

  Savini, Vincenzo ^a   Catavitello, Chiara ^a   Talia, Marzia ^a   Manna, Assunta ^a   Pompetti, Franca ^a   Favaro, Marco ^c   Fontana, Carla ^c   Febbo, Fabio ^a   Balbinot, Andrea ^a   Di Berardino, Fabio ^a   Di Bonaventura, Giovanni ^b   Di Zacomo, Silvia ^a   Esattore, Francesca ^a   D'Antonio, Domenico ^a  

^a SPIRITO SANTO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c TOR VERGATA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFIXIME; NITROFURANTOIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BETA LACTAM;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CYSTITIS; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA FERGUSONII; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; ACUTE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

ESCHERICHIA FERGUSONII;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMS; CYSTITIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

EID: 42449092457     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01210-07     Document Type: Article

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