Group G streptococcal bacteraemia: An opportunistic infection associated with immune senescence

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 83-87

  Lewthwaite, Penny ^a   Parsons, Helena K ^a   Bates, Christine J ^a   McKendrick, Michael W ^a   Dockrell, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PENICILLIN G; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CARCINOMA; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE MARKER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SENESCENCE; SKIN ULCER; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP G; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; BACTEREMIA; CELLULITIS; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036199961     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540110077209     Document Type: Article

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