Rhodococcus equi venous catheter infection: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Guerrero, Rosalinda ^a   Bhargava, Ashish ^b   Nahleh, Zeina ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLAVULANIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS EQUI; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 79961161683     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-358     Document Type: Review

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