Identification of viridans streptococcal species causing bacterial meningitis in adults in Taiwan

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 393-396

  Chang, W ^a   Wu, J ^b   Huang, C ^a   Tsai, Y ^a   Chien, C ^a   Lu, C ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS CONSTELLATUS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0036327364     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0727-z     Document Type: Article

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