Agrobacterium radiobacter bacteremia in oncologic and geriatric patients: presentation of two cases and review of the literature

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Detrait, M ^a   D'Hondt, L ^a   Andre M ^a   Lonchay, C ^a   Holemans, X ^a   Maton, J P ^a   Canon, J L ^a  

^a Centre Hospitalier Notre Dame et Reine Fabiola   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Agrobacterium radiobacter; Bacteremia; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Geriatric patient

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CARBOPLATIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; DOXORUBICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PACLITAXEL; TOPOTECAN;

ACUTE CHOLECYSTITIS; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; OVARY CARCINOMA; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CARCINOMA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 54349089412     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.03.010     Document Type: Article

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