Severe neonatal group A streptococcal disease

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 159, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 450-452

  Verboon Maciolek, Malgorzata A ^a   Krediet, Tannette G ^a   Van Ertbruggen, Ingrid ^a   Gerards, Leo J ^a   Fleer, André ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcal disease; Meningitis; Neonatal infection; Peritonitis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0034115534     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051305     Document Type: Article

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