Leuconostoc bacteremia in a patient with amyloidosis secondary to rheumatoid arthritis and tuberculosis arthritis

Modern Rheumatology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 691-695

  Shin, Jeong Hwan ^a   Her, Minyoung ^a   Moon, Chisook ^a   Kim, Dongyook ^a   Lee, Sang Heon ^a   Jung, Soo Jin ^b  

^a Inje University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Leuconostoc lactis; Rheumatoid arthritis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IMIPENEM; MELOXICAM; METHOTREXATE; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN; PREDNISOLONE; TAZOBACTAM; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMORBIDITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION RISK; LEUCONOSTOC; MEDICAL HISTORY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; TUBERCULOUS ARTHRITIS;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BACTEREMIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEUCONOSTOC; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOSIS, OSTEOARTICULAR;

EID: 84855646725     PISSN: 14397595     EISSN: 14397609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10165-011-0465-0     Document Type: Article

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