Non-simultaneous Brucella peritonitis and meningitis in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal shunt

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 361-362

  Locutura, J ^a   Lorenzo, J F ^a   Mijan A ^a   Galdos Barroso M ^a   Saez Royuela, F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; PHENYTOIN; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRUCELLA; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGITIS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ASCITIC FLUID; BRUCELLA MELITENSIS; BRUCELLOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PERITONITIS; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 0031870982     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050083     Document Type: Article

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