Bloodstream infection with pandrug-resistant Alcaligenes faecalis treated with double-dose of tigecycline
Introduction: Alcaligenes faecalis is a species of gram-negative, rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria commonly found in the environment. A. faecalis-associated nosocomial infections are common in hospitalized patients, but serious life threatening infections are rare. Here, we report a rare case of BSI wit...
Main Authors: | Md Jahidul Hasan, Lutfun Nahar Nizhu, Raihan Rabbani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250919301635 |
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