Rothia dentocariosa septicemia without endocarditis in a neonatal infant with meconium aspiration syndrome

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4891-4892

  Jeong, Hwan Shin ^a,c   Jae, Dong Shim ^a   Hye, Ran Kim ^a   Jong, Beom Sinn ^a   Kook, Joong Ki ^b   Jeong, Nyeo Lee ^a  

^a Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

^c NONE   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN III; CEFOTAXIME; NETILMICIN; SULTAMICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN METABOLISM; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MECONIUM ASPIRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTHIA; SEPTICEMIA; SUCKING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; BACTEREMIA; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME; MICROCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SYNDROME;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCOIDEA; POSIBACTERIA; ROTHIA; ROTHIA DENTOCARIOSA;

EID: 5444222750     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4891-4892.2004     Document Type: Article

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