Corynebacterium striatum as an emerging pathogen

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-372

  Wong, K Y ^a   Chan, Y C ^a   Wong, C Y ^a  

^a TWGH Wong Tai Sin Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTION; CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; HUMAN; LETTER; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; SILICOSIS; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 78349310967     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.05.018     Document Type: Letter

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