5 CASES OF AGROBACTERIUM-RADIOBACTER INFE CTION

Authors
ROUSSEAU A SCHLAIFER D HUGUET F CAPDEVILLE J LEMOZY J PRIS J
Citation
A. Rousseau et al., 5 CASES OF AGROBACTERIUM-RADIOBACTER INFE CTION, Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 26(8-9), 1996, pp. 794-796
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
26
Issue
8-9
Year of publication
1996
Pages
794 - 796
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1996)26:8-9<794:5COAIC>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The authors report five cases of Agrobacterium radiobacter infections in immunocompromised patients (four hematologic malignancies undergoin g chemotherapy and one AIDS patient). In all cases, bacteremia develop ped often associated with an intravascular catheter, Antimicrobial sen sitivity was variable and treatment was based on sensitivity data for each individual isolate.