Acute meningococcal epiglottitis and septicaemia in a 65-y-old man

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 196-198

  Sivalingam, P ^a,b   Tully, A M ^a  

^a NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIGLOTTITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SEPTICEMIA; STRIDOR;

EID: 0031866308     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655498750003654     Document Type: Article

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