Catheter-related bacteremia caused by Comamonas testosteroni in a hemodialysis patient

Hemodialysis International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 293-296

  Nseir, William ^a   Khateeb, Julnar ^a   Awawdeh, Mohammad ^a   Ghali, Murad ^a  

^a Israel   (Israel)

Author keywords

Catheter related bacteremia; Comamonas testosteroni; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENDOCARDITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; PROGNOSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 79954462645     PISSN: 14927535     EISSN: 15424758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2010.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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