Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis: Report of a case and review of the literature

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 527-529

  Berner, Reinhard ^a   Herdeg, Silke ^a   Gordjani, Nader ^a   Brandis, Matthias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial meningitis; Group A Streptococcus; Otitis media; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

EXOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MASTOIDITIS; OTITIS MEDIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0033932906     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051325     Document Type: Article

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