Capnocytophaga species and perinatal infections: Case report and review of the literature

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-45

  Mekouar, H ^a   Voortman, G ^a   Bernard, P ^a   Hutchings, G ^a   Boeras, A ^a   Rodriguez Villalobos, Hector ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Capnocytophaga sp.; MALDI TOF; Perinatal infections

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ATOSIBAN; BETAMETHASONE; CEFOTAXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN;

AMNIOCENTESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BELGIUM; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA LEADBETTERI; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA SPUTIGENA; CASE REPORT; CHORIOAMIONITIS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; PERINATAL INFECTION; PREMATURITY;

ADULT; BELGIUM; CAPNOCYTOPHAGA; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84862526679     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/ACB.67.1.2062626     Document Type: Article

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