Mycobacterium neoaurum infection in a patient with renal failure

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Tan, Che Kim ^b   Chen, Chung Chih ^c   Hsueh, Po Ren ^c  

^a Yi Min Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Catheter related blood stream infection; Mycobacterium neoaurum; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; FEVER; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM NEOAURUM INFECTION; NEUTROPHIL; PULSE RATE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 68949184520     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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