Nocardia cyriacigeorgica: A case of endocarditis with disseminated soft-tissue infection

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 224-230

  Cargill, James S ^a,b,c   Boyd, Gavin J ^a,b   Weightman, Nigel C ^a  

^a HARROGATE DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMOXICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CARBAPENEM; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; FLUCLOXACILLIN; HYDROCORTISONE; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISOLONE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART TUMOR; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXIA; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; NOCARDIA; NOCARDIA CYRIACIGEORGICA; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC POLYMYALGIA; SEPSIS; SKIN ABSCESS; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABSCESS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; NOCARDIA; SOFT TISSUE INFECTIONS;

EID: 76049121423     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.011593-0     Document Type: Article

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