Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis caused by Streptococcus bovis: Case series and review of the literature

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1476-1479

  Vilaichone, Ratha Korn ^a   Mahachai, Varocha ^b   Kullavanijaya, Pinit ^b   Nunthapisud, Pongpun ^b  

^a KING CHULALONGKORN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Thailand)

^b Department of Medicine Chulalongkorn University Hospital ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; PENICILLIN G;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID ANALYSIS; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; DRUG CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NONHUMAN; PARACENTESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0036088157     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9270(02)04146-1     Document Type: Article

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