Group B streptococcal meningitis in a 5-year-old boy

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 509-511

  Managoli, Sanjeev ^a,b   Chaturvedi, Pushpa ^a   Vilhekar, Krishna Y ^a  

^a MAHATMA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Childhood; Group B Streptococcus; Meningitis; Streptococcus agalactiae

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; INDIA; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN PERIOD; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037591945     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02723144     Document Type: Article

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