Aztreonam/Clavulanic acid in the treatment of serious infections caused by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in neutropenic patients: Case reports

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 238-240

  Garcia Sanchez, J E ^a   Vazquez Lopez, M L ^a   Blazquez De Castro, A M ^a   Perez Simon, J A ^a   Gutierrez, N G ^a   Trujillano Martin, I ^a   Garcia Rodriguez, J A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aztreonam; Clavulanic acid; Neutropenia; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Indexed keywords

AZTREONAM; CLAVULANIC ACID;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NEUTROPENIA; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PROMYELOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 8544280021     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.1997.9.3.238     Document Type: Article

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