Venous catheter-associated bacteremia caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria at a medical center in central Taiwan

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 343-350

  Chang, Chih Yen ^a   Tsay, Ren Wen ^a   Lin, Li Chen ^a   Liu, Chun Eng ^a  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catheter related infection; Drug resistance, microbial; Mycobactecium

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MALE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM ABSCESSUS; MYCOBACTERIUM FLAVESCENS; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIA, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM FORTUITUM; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, ATYPICAL; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74849123531     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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