Lactobacillus salivarius empyema with respiratory failure

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 923-925

  Wang, Hua Kung ^a,b   Teng, Lee Jene ^c   Chen, Yee Chun ^c   Du, Shin Hei ^c   Hsueh, Po Ren ^c  

^a EN CHU KONG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; GLUCOSE; IMIPENEM; INSULIN; KETONE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; RNA 16S;

ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; KETONURIA; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; LETTER; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILIA; NONHUMAN; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA EMPYEMA; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEPTIC SHOCK; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOMITING; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFECT; EMPYEMA; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LUNG; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; TAIWAN; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; EMPYEMA; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS SALIVARIUS; LUNG; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SHOCK, SEPTIC; TAIWAN; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84994453102     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2016.06.001     Document Type: Letter

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