Meningococcal cellulitis and sialadenitis

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-288

  Gelfand, Michael S ^a,b   Cleveland, Kerry O ^a   Campagna, Claudia ^a   Zolyomi, Arpad ^a  

^a Methodist Hospitals of Memphis   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAMASE; CEFUROXIME; CEFUROXIME AXETIL; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SIALOADENITIS;

EID: 0031970321     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-199803000-00017     Document Type: Article

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