Differences in distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility of anaerobes isolated from complicated intra-abdominal infections versus diabetic foot infections

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 546-548

  Claros, Marina ^a   Citron, Diane M ^b   Goldstein, Ellie J C ^b,c   Merriam, C Vreni ^b   Tyrrell, Kerin L ^b  

^a Roche Diagnostics AG   (Switzerland)

^b R M ALDEN RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobes, Diabetic foot infection; Bacteroides fragilis; Ertapenem; Finegoldia magna; Intra abdominal infection; Levofloxacin; Resistance

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; MOXIFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES THETAIOTAOMICRON; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM CLOSTRIDIOFORME; DIABETIC FOOT; FUSOBACTERIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARABACTEROIDES DISTASONIS; PARVIMONAS MICRA; PEPTONIPHILUS ASACCHAROLYTICUS; PORPHYROMONAS; PREVOTELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION;

ANAEROBES, DIABETIC FOOT INFECTION; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; ERTAPENEM; FINEGOLDIA MAGNA; INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTION; LEVOFLOXACIN; RESISTANCE;

ANAEROBIOSIS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HUMANS; INTRAABDOMINAL INFECTIONS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS;

EID: 84880734039     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.04.025     Document Type: Article

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