Iatrogenic meningitis due to Abiotrophia defectiva after myelography

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 155-156

  Schlegel, L ^a   Merlet, C ^a   Laroche, J M ^a   Fremaux A ^a   Geslin, P ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL DE CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFIXIME; FOSFOMYCIN; IOHEXOL; NAPROXEN; PARACETAMOL; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABIOTROPHIA DEFECTIVA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MYELOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033064143     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/517189     Document Type: Article

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