A rare case of clostridium sordellii bacteremia in an immunocompromised patient

Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 368-369

  Matten, J ^a   Buechner, V ^a   Schwarz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROCALCITONIN; TEICOPLANIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER METASTASIS; LUNG INFILTRATE; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PLEURA EMPYEMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECTUM CARCINOMA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; THORAX DRAINAGE;

BACTEREMIA; CARCINOMA; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 70249142508     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-008-8192-y     Document Type: Article

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