Infections by Neisseria meningitidis serogroup X in Spain

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 964-965

  del Castillo, C M ^a   Vazquez J A ^b   Romero, J ^a   Pascual, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN MACARENA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; MENINGITIS VACCINE; PENICILLIN G; PENICILLIN G SODIUM; RIFAMPICIN;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROTYPING; SPAIN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS;

EID: 0141955087     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00685.x     Document Type: Article

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