Invasive actinomycosis: Surrogate marker of a poor prognosis in immunocompromised patients

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue , 2014, Pages e74-e79

  Pierre, Isabelle ^a   Zarrouk, Virginie ^a   Noussair, Latifa ^b   Molina, Jean Michel ^c,d   Fantin, Bruno ^a,d  

^a Service de Medecine Interne   (France)

^b Service de Microbiologie   (France)

^c Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Actinomyces sp; Beta lactams; Immunosuppression; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CLAVULANIC ACID; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OFLOXACIN; RIFAMPICIN; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMEN; ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PELVIS; PROGNOSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; IMMUNOCOMPROMIZED PATIENT; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTINOMYCOSIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 84909589603     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.06.012     Document Type: Article

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