Article: Life-threatening invasive Helcococcus kunzii infections in intravenous-drug users and ermA-mediated erythromycin resistance

File Download Links for fulltext
(May Require Subscription)
Supplementary
  • Basic View
  • Metadata View
  • XML View
TitleLife-threatening invasive Helcococcus kunzii infections in intravenous-drug users and ermA-mediated erythromycin resistance
AuthorsWoo, PCY2
Tse, H2
Wong, SSY2
Tse, CWS1
Fung, AMY2
Tam, DMW2
Lau, SKP2
Yuen, KY2
Issue Date2005
PublisherAmerican Society for Microbiology.
CitationJournal Of Clinical Microbiology, 2005, v. 43 n. 12, p. 6205-6208 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.12.6205-6208.2005
AbstractWe report the first two cases of life-threatening invasive Helcococcus kunzii infection, with primary bacteremia and empyema thoracis, respectively. Gram smears of both H. kunzii isolates showed a mixture of gram-positive and gram-negative cocci. The isolate from the first patient, resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin, possessed an ermA gene. Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
ISSN0095-1137
2011 Impact Factor: 4.153
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.397
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.12.6205-6208.2005
ISI Accession Number IDWOS:000234055400069
PubMed Central IDPMC1317203
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
GrantsPhenotypic and genotypic characterization of Helcococcus isolates in Hong Kong and their mechanisms of erythromycin resistance
DC Field
Value
dc.contributor.authorWoo, PCY
dc.contributor.authorTse, H
dc.contributor.authorWong, SSY
dc.contributor.authorTse, CWS
dc.contributor.authorFung, AMY
dc.contributor.authorTam, DMW
dc.contributor.authorLau, SKP
dc.contributor.authorYuen, KY
dc.date.accessioned2008-06-12T06:36:05Z
dc.date.available2008-06-12T06:36:05Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.description.abstractWe report the first two cases of life-threatening invasive Helcococcus kunzii infection, with primary bacteremia and empyema thoracis, respectively. Gram smears of both H. kunzii isolates showed a mixture of gram-positive and gram-negative cocci. The isolate from the first patient, resistant to erythromycin and clindamycin, possessed an ermA gene. Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.
dc.description.grantPhenotypic and genotypic characterization of Helcococcus isolates in Hong Kong and their mechanisms of erythromycin resistance
dc.description.grantcode59575
dc.description.naturepublished_or_final_version
dc.format.extent388 bytes
dc.format.mimetypetext/html
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Clinical Microbiology, 2005, v. 43 n. 12, p. 6205-6208 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.12.6205-6208.2005
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.43.12.6205-6208.2005
dc.identifier.epage6208
dc.identifier.hkuros118588
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000234055400069
dc.identifier.issn0095-1137
2011 Impact Factor: 4.153
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.397
dc.identifier.issue12
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.pmcidPMC1317203
dc.identifier.pmid16333132
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-30744472977
dc.identifier.spage6205
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/49175
dc.identifier.volume43
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Society for Microbiology.
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Microbiology
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.rightsJournal of Clinical Microbiology. Copyright © American Society for Microbiology.
dc.rightsCopyright © American Society for Microbiology, Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 2005, v. 43 n. 12, p. 6205-6208
dc.subject.meshAnti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
dc.subject.meshBacteremia - microbiology
dc.subject.meshBacterial Proteins - genetics
dc.subject.meshDrug Resistance, Bacterial - genetics
dc.subject.meshErythromycin - pharmacology
dc.titleLife-threatening invasive Helcococcus kunzii infections in intravenous-drug users and ermA-mediated erythromycin resistance
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. Kwong Wah Hospital
  2. The University of Hong Kong