Actinobaculum schaalii as a uropathogen in immunocompromised hosts

Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 332-333

  Ghadian, Alireza ^a  

^a BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; NITROFURANTOIN;

ACTINOBACULUM SCHAALII; ACTINOMYCES; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PREVALENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ACTINOMYCETACEAE; ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; PYELONEPHRITIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84866380100     PISSN: 17358582     EISSN: 17358604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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