A case of spontaneous peritonitis caused by Weeksella virosa

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 897-898

  Boixeda, D ^a   De Luis, D A ^a   Meseguer, M A ^a   Aller, R ^a   Martin De Argila, C ^a   Lopez Sanroman, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; Weeksella virosa

Indexed keywords

CEFOXITIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FLAVOBACTERIUM; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEEKSELLA VIROSA;

EID: 0031726444     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042737-199810000-00016     Document Type: Article

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