Invasive infections caused by Yersinia enterocolitica in infants

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-255

  AlMohsen, Ibrahim ^a,b,c   Luedtke, Gary ^a   English, B Keith ^a,b  

^a LE BONHEUR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

bacteremia; infant; septic arthritis; Yersinia enterocolitica

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACTEREMIA; CEPHALOSPORINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, ASEPTIC; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA; YERSINIA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031056010     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199702000-00019     Document Type: Article

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