Eubacterial approach to the diagnosis of bacterial infection

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 148-149

  Ley, B E ^a   Linton, C J ^b   Longhurst, S ^a   Jalal, H ^b   Millar, M R ^b  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; CEFACLOR; CEFOTAXIME; DIAZEPAM; FLUCLOXACILLIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PHENYTOIN; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVULSION; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; EUBACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OTITIS MEDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA GENE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

EID: 0030982531     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.77.2.148     Document Type: Article

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