Development of arthrobacter woluwensis bacteremia in a patient with multiple myeloma: A case report and comprehensive literature review

Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-209

  Park, Chan Hyuk ^a   Han, Min Seok ^a   Kim, Jae Kyung ^a   Jeong, Su Jin ^a   Ku, Nam Su ^a   Kim, Hyewon ^a   Kim, Sun Bean ^a   Chung, Hae sun ^a   Han, Sang Hoon ^a   Choi, Jun Yong ^a   Kim, Jin Seok ^a   Yong, Dongeun ^a   Song, Young Goo ^a   Lee, Kyungwon ^a   Kim, June Myung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Arthrobacter woluwensis; Bacteremia; Multiple myeloma

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S; TEICOPLANIN;

AGED; ARTHROBACTER; ARTHROBACTER WOLUWENSIS; ARTHROBACTER WOLUWENSIS BACTEREMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; FEVER; GENE SEQUENCE; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; MULTIPLE MYELOMA;

EID: 84867090588     PISSN: 20932340     EISSN: 20926448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3947/ic.2012.44.3.205     Document Type: Article

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