Brevibacterium otitidis: An elusive cause of neurosurgical infection

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue PART3, 2013, Pages 486-488

  Talento, Alida Fe ^a,b   Malnick, Henry ^c   Cotter, Meaghan ^a,b   Brady, Anne ^a   McGowan, Denise ^a   Smyth, Edmond ^a,b   Fitzpatrick, Fidelma ^a,b,d  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d HEALTH PROTECTION SURVEILLANCE CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DAPTOMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; LINEZOLID; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; RIFAMPICIN; RNA 16S; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTION; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BREVIBACTERIUM; BREVIBACTERIUM OTITIDIS; BREVIBACTERIUM OTITIDIS INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWELLING;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BREVIBACTERIUM; DISKECTOMY; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S;

EID: 84874199879     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.043109-0     Document Type: Article

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