A case of non-O:1 Vibrio cholerae septicemia with meningitis, cerebral abscess and unilateral hydrocephalus in a preterm baby

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 598-600

  Ismail, E ^a   Shafik, M ^a   Al Mutairi, G ^a  

^a FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; FRESH FROZEN PLASMA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PHENOBARBITAL; RANITIDINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SEROTYPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTEREMIA; BRAIN ABSCESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO INFECTIONS;

EID: 0034808432     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960100553     Document Type: Article

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