Fulminant purpura during Streptococcus suis meningitis and septicaemia [2];PURPURA FULMINANS AU COURS D'UNE MENINGITE ET D'UNE SEPTICEMIE A STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS [2]

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 349-351

  Bezian, M C ^a   Diallo, B S ^a   Chachia, A ^a   Gabinski, C ^a   Beylot, J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANDRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

fulminant purpura; hemorrhagic syndrome; meningitis; occupational exposition; septicaemia; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; HEPARIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; FRANCE; FULMINATING PURPURA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEPTICEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029966457     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(96)80212-5     Document Type: Letter

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