Bacteremia caused by non-faecalis and non-faecium enterococcus species at a Medical center in Taiwan, 2000 to 2008

Journal of Infection

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 34-43

  Tan, Che Kim ^a   Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Wang, Jen Yu ^b   Lin, Sheng Hsiang ^c   Liao, Chun Hsing ^d   Huang, Yu Tsung ^e   Wang, Cheng Yi ^b   Lin, Hen I ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^e  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei County Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BILIARY TRACT INFECTION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; DATA BASE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS AVIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS CANINTESTINI; ENTEROCOCCUS CASSELIFLAVUS; ENTEROCOCCUS CECORUM; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; ENTEROCOCCUS HIRAE; ENTEROCOCCUS RAFFINOSUS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; ADULT; AGED; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENETICS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TAIWAN;

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

EID: 77953806509     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.04.007     Document Type: Article

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