Gemella morbillorum as a cause of septic shock

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1084-1086

  Vasishtha, Sanjeev ^b   Isenberg, Henry D ^b   Sood, Sunil K ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GEMELLA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK;

EID: 0029742702     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.6.1084     Document Type: Article

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