Respiratory infection by Corynebacterium striatum: Epidemiological and clinical determinants

New Microbes and New Infections

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 106-114

  Renom, F ^a   Gomila, M ^b   Garau, M ^c   Gallegos, M D C ^c   Guerrero, D ^d   Lalucat, J ^b   Soriano, J B ^d  

^a Network Biomedical Research Respiratory Diseases and Health Research Foundation Balearic Island Joan March Hospital   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL SON LLÀTZER   (Spain)

^d International Centre for Advanced Respiratory Medicine   (Spain)

Author keywords

Advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Corynebacterium striatum; Epidemiology; Genotype; Multidrug resistance; Respiratory infection

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORYNEBACTERIUM INFECTION; CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; DEATH; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84921949734     PISSN: 20522975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nmi2.48     Document Type: Article

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