Persistence of Salmonella species in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with meningitis following ceftriaxone therapy

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1174-1175

  Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^a,b   Ou, Jonathan T ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; SALMONELLOSIS; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

EID: 0032960753     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517773     Document Type: Article

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