Sphingomonas paucimobilis Bacteremia in Humans: 16 Case Reports and a Literature Review

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-42

  Lin, Jiun Nong ^a,b   Lai, Chung Hsu ^a,b   Chen, Yen Hsu ^b,c   Lin, Hsing Lin ^c   Huang, Chun Kai ^a   Chen, Wei Fang ^a   Wang, Jiun Ling ^a   Chung, Hsing Chun ^a   Liang, Shiou Haur ^a   Lin, Hsi Hsun ^a  

^a E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

antibiotic treatment; bacteremia; septic shock; Sphingomonas paucimobilis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFALOTIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; ISONIAZID; LEVOFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; NETILMICIN; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISOLONE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; SULTAMICILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; SPHINGOMONAS PAUCIMOBILIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SPHINGOMONAS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949551250     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60005-9     Document Type: Article

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