Fatal septic shock with multiple organ failure due to Campylobacter jejuni

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 183-184

  Meyrieux, V ^a   Monneret, G ^a   Lepape, A ^a   Chomarat, M ^a   Banssillon, V ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEFALOTIN; ENTEROTOXIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; NALIDIXIC ACID; PEFLOXACIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TETRACYCLINE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAMPYLOBACTER JEJUNI; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEPTICEMIA; SPLENECTOMY; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0030034680     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.1.183     Document Type: Article

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