Catheter-related bacteremia due to M. chelonae in an immunocompromised patient: An emerging nosocomial pathogen

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 489-491

  Jain, S ^a   Singh, S ^b   Sankar, M M ^b   Saha, R ^a   Rangaraju, R R ^a   Chugh, T D ^a  

^a BLK Super Speciality Hospital ^*  (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; LINEZOLID; SULPERAZON;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILL; DISK DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; LETTER; MULTIPLEX POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; NONHUMAN; OVARY CARCINOMA; RECURRENT CANCER;

EID: 84871312628     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.103792     Document Type: Letter

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