Identification of viridans streptococci associated with bacteraemia in neutropenic cancer patients
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Molecular relationships and antimicrobial susceptibilities of viridans group streptococci isolated from blood of neutropenic cancer patients.
From January 1995 to May 1998, 57 episodes of bacteremia due to viridans group streptococci were identified in 50 febrile neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancies. Four patients experienced two separate episodes of streptococcal bacteremia, and one patient had four separate episodes of streptococcal bacteremia. Strains were identified to species level as Streptococcus mitis (n = 37), ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Microbiology
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0022-2615,1473-5644
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-40-3-202