Speciation of presumptive viridans streptococci from early onset neonatal sepsis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 923-928

  West, P W J ^a   Al Sawan, Rima ^b   Foster, H A ^c   Electricwala, Qudsiya ^a   Alex, Aleyamma ^a   Panigrahi, D ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOSIDE;

ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; LEUCONOSTOC; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; STOMACH SUCTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; VAGINA SMEAR;

EID: 0031762590     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-47-10-923     Document Type: Article

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