Persistent bloodstream infection with Kocuria rhizophila related to a damaged central catheter

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1495-1498

  Moissenet, Didier ^a   Becker, Karsten ^b   Mérens, Audrey ^c   Ferroni, Agnès ^d   Dubern, Béatrice ^e   Vu Thien, Hoang ^a  

^a ARMAND TROUSSEAU HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c SERVICE D ENDOCRINOLOGIE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^e SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; ATRESIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOSTOMY; FEMALE; FEVER; FUNGAL DETECTION; FUNGUS; HIRSCHSPRUNG DISEASE; HUMAN; ILEOSTOMY; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; KOCURIA RHIZOPHILA; MICROCOCCUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROCOCCACEAE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

KOCURIA RHIZOPHILA;

EID: 84858592494     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.06038-11     Document Type: Article

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