Streptococcus bovis meningitis in an infant

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 462-463

  Grant, Russell J ^a   Whitehead, Terence R ^b   Orr, James E ^a  

^a A O Fox Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; RIBOSOME DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 0033981333     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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