Neurological complications of Chlamydial infections: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 847-851

  Korman, Tony M ^a   Turnidge, John D ^a   Lindsay Grayson, M ^a  

^a MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; DOXYCYCLINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CHILD; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030749289     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515536     Document Type: Article

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