Actinobaculum schaalii pyelonephritis in a kidney allograft recipient

Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 386-388

  Gupta, Ankur ^a   Gupta, Preeti ^b   Khaira, Ambar ^c  

^a MAX SUPERSPECIALITY HOSPITAL   (India)

^b Central Government Health Scheme   (India)

^c Moolchand Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Actinobaculum schaalii; Kidney transplantation; Pyelonephritis; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; CREATININE; ESTERASE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; UREA;

ACTINOBACULUM SCHAALII INFECTION; ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DETERIORATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEVER; FLUID THERAPY; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY ALLOGRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY GRAFT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT DURATION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYELONEPHRITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URINE;

EID: 84866345811     PISSN: 17358582     EISSN: 17358604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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