Moraxella catarrhalis bacteraemia. A report on 3 cases and a review of the literature

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-109

  Pórsson, Bolli ^a   Haraldsdóttir, Vilhelmína ^a   Kristjánsson, Már ^a  

^a Reykjavik City Hospital   (Iceland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCARDITIS; FEVER; HUMAN; ICELAND; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031842904     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655498750003447     Document Type: Article

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