Nosocomial Bacterial meningitis, including central nervous system shunt infections

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 735-750

  Morris, A ^a   Low, D E ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SHUNT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0032792574     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70103-3     Document Type: Article

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