Group A streptococcal meningitis and toxic shock-like syndrome in a three-month-old girl in Brazil

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 485-489

  Sztajnbok, Jaques ^a,c   Marotto, Paulo C F ^a   Santos, Denise L ^a   Hidalgo, Neuma T ^a   Brandileone, Maria Cristina C ^b   Seguro, Antonio C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INFECTOLOGIA EMÍLIO RIBAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^c Alameda Lorena No 1858   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GLYCINE CLEAVAGE SYSTEM; M PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MENINGITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0030670466     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019048-199706070-00015     Document Type: Article

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