Septicaemia with Neisseria elongata ssp. nitroreducens in a patient with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathia

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 200-201

  Hofstad, Tor ^a,d   Hope, Ottar ^b   Falsen, Enevold ^c  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b Deaconess' Hospital   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC OBSTRUCTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; MALE; NEISSERIA; SEPTICEMIA; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 0031843259     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655498750003672     Document Type: Article

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