Underdiagnosis of urinary tract infection caused by Methylobacterium species with current standard processing of urine culture and its clinical implications

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 755-759

  Lee, Chen Hsiang ^a   Tang, Ya Fen ^a   Liu, Jien Wei ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFRADINE; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; NALIDIXIC ACID; NITROFURANTOIN; PIPERACILLIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INCUBATION TIME; METHYLOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

ADULT; AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; METHYLOBACTERIUM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 4344644921     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.05435-0     Document Type: Article

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