Fatal Case of Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae Gastroenteritis in an Infant with Microcephaly

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 5830-5832

  Mahajan, Rakesh Kumar ^a   Khan, Shoeb Akhtar ^b   Chandel, Dinesh Singh ^b   Kumar, Navin ^a   Hans, Charoo ^a   Chaudhry, Rama ^b  

^a DR RAM MANOHAR LOHIA HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; MENINGITIS; MICROCEPHALY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERITONITIS; PLEURISY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPTILE; SALMONELLA ARIZONAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA;

FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROCEPHALY; SALMONELLA ARIZONAE; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS;

NEGIBACTERIA; REPTILIA; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA CHOLERAESUIS SUBSP. ARIZONAE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSP. ARIZONAE; SERPENTES;

EID: 0346848910     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.12.5830-5832.2003     Document Type: Article

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