Group B streptococcal meningitis in adults: Recent increase in Southeast Asia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 462-465

  Wilder Smith, E ^a   Ip, M ^b   Chow, K M ^b   Tee, N ^a   Kay, R ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Group B streptococcal meningitis; Group B streptococcus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; SINGAPORE; SOUTHEAST ASIA; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0033856720     PISSN: 00048291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2000.tb02052.x     Document Type: Article

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