Bacteremia caused by Kocuria kristinae in a patient with acute leukaemia;Bactériémie à Kocuria kristinae au cours d'une leucémie aiguë

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-166

  Martinaud, Christophe ^a   Gaillard, Tiphaine ^a   Brisou, Patrick ^a   Gisserot, Olivier ^a   de Jaureguiberry, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a Military Teaching Hospital Sainte Anne   (France)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Kocuria kristinae

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; OFLOXACIN;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; AGED; ANAMNESIS; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KOCURIA KRISTINAE; LETTER; MALE; PNEUMONIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; MICROCOCCACEAE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 43049108003     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2007.11.006     Document Type: Letter

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