Scarlet fever associated with hepatitis - A report of two cases

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 251-253

  Girisch, M ^a   Heininger, U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

GABHS; Hepatitis; Scarlet fever; Streptococcus

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; SCARLET FEVER;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; MALE; SCARLET FEVER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033864105     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100070048     Document Type: Article

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