Streptococcus bovis infection of the general central nervous system: Report of two cases and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 819-823

  Cohen, Lisa F ^a   Dunbar, Sherry A ^a   Sirbasku, D M ^a   Clarridge III, Jill E ^a,b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MICHAEL E DEBAKEY VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; GLIPIZIDE; KANAMYCIN; LATAMOXEF; PENICILLIN G; PHENOBARBITAL; STREPTOMYCIN; SULBACTAM; SULTAMICILLIN; TICARCILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

EID: 0030800378     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/515537     Document Type: Article

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