Streptococcus suis peritonitis: Case report

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1274-1277

  Vilaichone, Ratha Korn ^a   Mahachai, Varocha ^a   Nunthapisud, Pongpun ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Case Report; Peritonitis; S. suis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PERITONEAL FLUID; PERITONITIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; THAILAND;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; THAILAND; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 0034512184     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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