Microbiological and host features associated with corynebacteriosis in cancer patients: A five-year study

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 905-913

  Martins, C A S ^a,c   Faria, L M D ^a   Souza, M C ^c   Camello, T C F ^c   Velasco, E ^a   Hirata, R ^c   Thuler, L C S ^b   Mattos Guaraldi, A L ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cancer; Corynebacterium amycolatum; Corynebacterium infection

Indexed keywords

CORYNEBACTERIACEAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM AMYCOLATUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM MINUTISSIMUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM PSEUDODIPHTHERITICUM;

EID: 70350297748     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: 16788060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02762009000600015     Document Type: Article

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