Pericarditis caused by anaerobic bacteria

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-300

  Brook, Itzhak ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinomyces; Bacteroides fragilis; Clostridium spp.; Pericarditis; Propionibacterium acnes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE; CEFOXITIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CLINDAMYCIN; DALFOPRISTIN; DAPTOMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINUPRISTIN; TICARCILLIN; TIGECYCLINE; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCES; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANALGESIA; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BED REST; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM; EFFUSION; ENDOCARDITIS; ESOPHAGUS FISTULA; ESOPHAGUS PERFORATION; FUSOBACTERIUM; HERPES; HERPES VIRUS; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PEPTOSTREPTOCOCCUS; PERICARDIECTOMY; PERICARDIOCENTESIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; THORAX SURGERY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA, ANAEROBIC; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PERICARDITIS;

EID: 61449222041     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.06.033     Document Type: Short Survey

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