Chloramphenicol-resistant bacterial meningitis in Malawi

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-172

  Graham, S M ^a,b   Brewster, D R ^a   Malisita, K ^a   Kauye, F ^a   Machili, C ^a   Subramanyam, V R ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COTRIMOXAZOLE; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALAWI; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030009787     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724936.1996.11747821     Document Type: Article

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