Treatment of Salmonella meningitis: Two case reports and a review of the literature

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-60

  Owusu Ofori, Alex ^a,b,c   Scheld, W Michael ^b  

^a KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMODIAQUINE; AMPICILLIN; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CHLOROQUINE; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; NETILMICIN; PENICILLIN G; QUININE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEIZURE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0037344562     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1201-9712(03)90043-9     Document Type: Article

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