Seven-year review of bacteremia caused by Streptococcus milleri and other viridans streptococci

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 365-371

  Salavert, M ^a   Gomez L ^a   Rodriguez Carballeira, M ^a   Xercavins, M ^a   Freixas, N ^a   Garau, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CHOLANGITIS; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030010690     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01690091     Document Type: Article

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