Penicillin-resistant streptococcus mitis as a cause of septicemia with meningitis in febrile neutropenic children

American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-85

  Balkundi, Dhruv R ^a   Murray, Dennis L ^a   Patterson, Maria J ^a   Gera, Renuka ^a   Scott Emuakpor, Ajovi ^a   Kulkarni, Roshni ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Key Words; Leukemia; Meningitis; Streptococcus mitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CEFTAZIDIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PREDNISONE; TICARCILLIN; TIOGUANINE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENINGITIS; NEUTROPENIA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS;

BACTEREMIA; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; NEUTROPENIA; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031003110     PISSN: 01928562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199701000-00013     Document Type: Article

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