Streptococcus suis meningitis. Report of two cases and literature review;Meningitis por Streptococcus suis. A propósito de dos casos y revisión de la literatura

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiología clínica

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 186-188

  Asensi, José María ^a   Asensi, Víctor ^b   Arias, Mónica ^a   Moreno, Alfonso ^b   Pérez, Francisco ^b   Navarro, Ricardo ^a  

^a Servicio de Neurología   (United States)

^b Emergency Department Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 0035318118     PISSN: 0213005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0213-005X(01)72606-7     Document Type: Letter

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