Gordonia araii infection associated with an orthopedic device and review of the literature on medical device-associated Gordonia infections

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 499-502

  Jannat Khah, Deanna P ^a   Halsey, Eric S ^b   Lasker, Bsrent A ^a   Steigerwalt, Arnold G ^a   Hinrikson, Hans P ^a   Brown, June M ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN; BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; GENE SEQUENCE; GORDONIA ARAII INFECTION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFECTION; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; KNEE PAIN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ACTINOMYCETALES; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REVIEW;

ACTINOMYCETALES; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADULT; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 60849084126     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01504-08     Document Type: Article

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