Meningitis due to enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 820-823

  Aucher, P ^a   Saunier, J P ^a   Grollier, G ^a   Sebald, M ^b   Fauchere J L ^a  

^a POITIERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; ENTEROTOXIN; IMIPENEM; LATEX; METRONIDAZOLE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; COLON FISTULA; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTITRICHOMONAL AGENTS; BACTEROIDES FRAGILIS; BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENTEROTOXINS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; INFANT; LATEX FIXATION TESTS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; METRONIDAZOLE; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0029953465     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01701527     Document Type: Article

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