Aerococci and aerococcal infections

Journal of Infection

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 467-474

  Rasmussen, Magnus ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerococcal infections; Aerococcus; Aerococcus sanguinicola; Aerococcus urinae; Aerococcus viridans; Antibiotic susceptibility; Infective endocarditis; Species determination; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; NITROFURANTOIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

AEROCOCCAL INFECTION; AEROCOCCUS; AEROCOCCUS SANGUINICOLA; AEROCOCCUS URINAE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

AEROCOCCUS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84876871700     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.12.006     Document Type: Review

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