Infected abdominal aortic aneurysm due to penicillin-, ceftriaxone-, and cefotaxime-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 985-987

  Albrecht, Warren E ^a   Papasian, Christopher J ^a,c   Bamberger, David M ^a   Fiorella, Russell ^a   Riddell, Scott W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^c TRUMAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; MALE; MENINGITIS; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

POSIBACTERIA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0030951039     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.4.985-987.1997     Document Type: Article

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