Microbiologic features of adult community-acquired bacterial meningitis in Taiwan

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 300-304

  Fang, C T ^a   Chang, S C ^a   Hsueh, P R ^a   Chen, Y C ^a   Sau, W Y ^a   Luh, K T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Community acquired bacterial; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Meningitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0033899495     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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