Salmonella meningitis and multiple cerebral abscesses in an infant

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 131-132

  Workman, M R ^a   Price, E H ^b   Bullock, P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Meningitis; Multiple cerebral abscesses; Salmonella enteritidis; Salmonella meningitis

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGITIS; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLOSIS;

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEFOTAXIME; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; METRONIDAZOLE; SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033213137     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-8579(99)00108-9     Document Type: Article

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