Community-acquired Klebsiella pneumoniae central nervous system infections in adults in Singapore

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 486-488

  Habib, A G ^a   Tambyah, P A ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MENINGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING STUDIES; SINGAPORE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042410865     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0963-x     Document Type: Article

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