A clinical study of beta-haemolytic groups A, B, C and G streptococcal bacteremia in adults over an 8-year period

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-238

  Schugk, Jan ^a   Harjola, Veli Pekka ^a   Sivonen, Aulikki ^a   Vuopio Varkila, Jaana ^b   Valtonen, Matti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; TETRACYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN INFECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP C; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030746860     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365549709019034     Document Type: Article

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