Streptococcus suis meningitis: First case reported in Quebec

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 329-331

  Michaud, Sophie ^b   Duperval, Raymond ^a   Higgins, Robert ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Streptococcus suis; swine workers meningitis; zoonosis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CANADA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SWINE;

EID: 0029849545     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1996/354693     Document Type: Article

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