A case of septicaemia, meningitis and pneumonia caused by Streptococcus bovis type II

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 735-736

  Namiduru, M ^a   Karaoglan, I ^a   Aktaran, S ^a   Dikensoy, Oner ^a   Baydar, I ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; HIP PROSTHESIS; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242407531     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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