Refractory Bacillus cereus infection in a neonate

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 345-347

  Tuladhar, R ^a   Patole, Sanjay K ^a   Koh, T H ^a   Norton, R ^a   Whitehall, J S ^a  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMIPENEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; DEATH; FOOD POISONING; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE;

EID: 0034046284     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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