Chromobacterium violaceum endocarditis and hepatic abscesses treated successfully with meropenem and ciprofloxacin

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 386-387

  Lim, Ivan Wei Man ^a   Stride, Peter J ^a   Horvath, Robert L ^b   Hamilton Craig, Christian R ^b   Chau, Phi P ^a  

^a REDCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER ABSCESS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALAISE; MELIOIDOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RIGOR; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 65249132900     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02454.x     Document Type: Article

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