Serratia marcescens pneumonia, empyema and pneumatocele in a preterm neonate

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1003-1005

  Khan, Ejaz A ^a   Wafelman, Leontien S ^a   Garcia Prats, Joseph A ^a   Taber, Larry H ^a  

^a TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Empyema; Neonate; Pneumatocele; Serratia marcescens

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFOTAXIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE; MALE; NEWBORN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PNEUMATOCELE; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMOTHORAX; SERRATIA INFECTIONS; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 0030776711     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199710000-00021     Document Type: Article

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