Comamonas testosteroni infection in Taiwan: Reported two cases and literature review

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-71

  Tsui, Tung Lin ^a,b,c   Tsao, Shih Ming ^b,c   Liu, Ken Sen ^c   Chen, Tzy Yen ^b,c   Wang, Ya Lin ^c   Teng, Ying Hock ^c   Lee, Yuan Ti ^b,c  

^a Puli Christian Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Case report; Comamonas infection; Comamonas testosteroni; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

CEFMETAZOLE; CEPHALOSPORIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; TAIWAN; ALCOHOLISM; COMPLICATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LIVER TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CELLULITIS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CIPROFLOXACIN; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79952244737     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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