Escherichia coli lobar pneumonia: Fatal infection in a patient with mental retardation

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 628-630

  Jaffey, Pamela B ^a   English II, Paul W ^a   Campbell, Gerald A ^a   Rubin, Sanford A ^a   Haque, Abida K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; STEROID; SULBACTAM; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEIZURE; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0029905479     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199606000-00017     Document Type: Article

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