Infectious disease: Diarrhea

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 409-412

  De Bruyn, Guy ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; BICOZAMYCIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; LOMEFLOXACIN; NORFLOXACIN; OFLOXACIN; PIVMECILLINAM; RIFAXIMIN; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAMPYLOBACTER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; DEHYDRATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; KIDNEY FAILURE; RASH; SALMONELLA; SHIGELLA; SORE THROAT; TRAVELLER DIARRHEA; YERSINIA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DIARRHEA; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HUMANS; INFECTION; TRAVEL;

EID: 0034080310     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ewjm.172.6.409     Document Type: Article

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