Neonatal meningitis due to Moraxella catarrhalis and review of the literature

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-201

  Daoud, Azhar ^a   Abuekteish, Faisal ^a   Masaadeh, Hani ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; NEWBORN;

EID: 0029792457     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1996.11747826     Document Type: Article

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