Meningococcal disease presenting as bronchiolitis

Journal of Infection

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 94-95

  Hameed, R ^a   Riordan, F Andrew I ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR AGONIST; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0036061962     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jinf.2001.0956     Document Type: Article

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