Serious infections due to penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in two children with nephrotic syndrome

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 639-641

  Ilyas, Mohammed ^a   Roy III, Shane ^a   Abbasi, Seema ^a   Leggiadro, Robert J ^b   Keith English, B ^a   Wyatt, Robert J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c LE BONHEUR CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Cephalosporins; Nephrotic syndrome; Penicillin resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae; Peritonitis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0029772314     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050179     Document Type: Article

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