A Japanese case of Streptococcus suis meningitis associated with lumbar epidural abscess

Clinical Neurology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 176-179

  Ibaraki, Maiko ^a   Fujita, Nobuya ^a   Tada, Masayoshi ^a   Ohtaki, Osakado ^a   Nagai, Hiroko ^a  

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Author keywords

Deafness; Lumbar epidural abscess; Occupational infection; Streptococcus suis meningitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEVER; GLOVE; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MENINGITIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE;

EID: 0042311177     PISSN: 0009918X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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