Acute Streptococcus salivarius meningitis following spinal anaesthesia;Meningite aigue a Streptococcus salivarius apres rachianesthesie

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 47-49

  Kaiser, E ^a   Suppini, A ^a   De Jaureguiberry, J P ^a   Paris, J F ^a   Quinot, J F ^a  

^a Military Teaching Hospital Sainte Anne   (France)

Author keywords

meningitis; spinal anaesthesia; Streptococcus salivarius

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; FACE MASK; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; INTRASPINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENINGITIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; ACUTE DISEASE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANESTHESIA, SPINAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS;

EID: 0031306473     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(97)84276-1     Document Type: Article

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