Repeated relapses in a meropenem-treated Pseudomonas aeruginosa meningitis [2]

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 535-536

  Esen, Saban ^a   Leblebcioglu, H ^a   Sunbul, M ^a   Eroglu, C ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; MEROPENEM; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANESTHESIA COMPLICATION; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MENINGITIS; MONOTHERAPY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECURRENT INFECTION; SPINAL ANESTHESIA; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

EID: 0036810684     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2002.14.5.535     Document Type: Letter

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