Streptococcus agalactiae (lancefield group B) bacteraemia in nonpregnant adults

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 140-142

  Wang, T ^a   Fung, A ^a   Woo, P ^a   Yuen, K ^a   Wong, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCARDITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; RELAPSE; SEPSIS; SEROTYPE; SEROTYPING; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0036194665     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-001-0679-8     Document Type: Article

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