Treatment failure in Haemophilus influenzae due to a beta-lactamase low-level ampicillin-resistant organism

Journal of Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 485-488

  van der Ploeg, Vishnu ^a   Gelinck, Luc B S ^a   Jonkers, Iris J A M ^a   Mourer, Jacqueline S ^a   van Dam, Alje P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

BLNAR; Haemophilus influenzae; Non typeable; Spondylitis; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; GADOLINIUM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DISK DIFFUSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALAISE; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOROCCO; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PYELONEPHRITIS; SPONDYLITIS; URINE CULTURE;

AGED; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN RESISTANCE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BETA-LACTAMASES; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 57049147962     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.06.024     Document Type: Article

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