Kluyvera infections in the pediatric population

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 839-841

  Carter, J Elliot ^a   Laurini, Javier A ^a   Mizell, Kelly N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Kluyvera; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KLUYVERA; KLUYVERA ASCORBATA; KLUYVERA CRYOCRESCENS; KLUYVERA GEORGIANA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KLUYVERA; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 53049105598     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e318170af5b     Document Type: Article

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