Imipenem therapy for septicemic melioidosis in a child with penicillin and cephalosporin adverse reaction

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 89-90

  Lumbiganon, Pagakrong ^a   Panamonta, Ouyporn ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; IMIPENEM; THIENAMYCIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS;

AMOXICILLIN-POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE COMBINATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHILD; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; IMIPENEM; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; THIENAMYCINS;

EID: 0034156918     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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