Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 119-122 , December 2011

Polymicrobial bloodstream infection involving Aeromonas species: Analysis of 62 cases

  • Yu-Huai Ho

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Han-Chuan Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taipei Branch, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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  • Chorng-Jang Lay

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chun-Lung Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yeong-Shu Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Lih-Shinn Wang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chen-Chi Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin Branch, Chiayi, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Dalin Branch, 2, Min-Sheng Road, Dalin, Chiayi, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 5 2648000; fax: +886 5 2648999.

Received 10 March 2011 ,Revised 13 June 2011 ,Accepted 20 September 2011.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tcmj.2011.09.003

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 23, Issue 4 , Pages 119-122 , December 2011

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