First report of endocarditis by Gluconobacter spp. in a patient with a history of intravenous-drug abuse

Journal of Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 285-287

  Bassetti, M ^a   Pecori, D ^a   Sartor, A ^a   Londero, A ^a   Villa, G ^a   Cadeo, B ^a   Brillo, F ^a   Bongiorno, D ^b   Campanile, F ^b   Stefani, S ^b  

^a S Maria Hospital   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acid acetic bacteria; Endocarditis; Gluconobaacter

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; DAPTOMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE FOSFATEX; ERTAPENEM; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHILL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCONOBACTER; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NIGHT SWEAT; NONHUMAN; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; RECURRENT FEVER; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GLUCONOBACTER; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 84873275528     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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