Actinomyces neuii: Review of an unusual infectious agent

Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 97-100

  Von Graevenitz, Alexander ^a,b  

^a University of Zurich ^*  (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actinomyces

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCES NEUII; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ATHEROMA; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHEMOTAXONOMY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HOST SELECTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ABSCESS; ACTINOMYCES; ACTINOMYCOSIS; AEROBIOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; HUMANS; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; SKIN DISEASES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 79955628949     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-011-0088-6     Document Type: Review

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