Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae infection causing hemolytic uremic syndrome in children: Two recent cases

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 339-343

  Vanderkooi, Otto G ^a,b   Kellner, James D ^a,b   Wade, Andrew W ^a,b   Jadavji, Tajdin ^a,b   Midgley, Julian P ^a,b   Louie, Thomas ^b   Tyrrell, Gregory J ^c  

^a ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c National Centre for Streptococcus   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; PENICILLIN G; SHIGA TOXIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; KIDNEY BIOPSY; MALE; PLEURA FLUID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0442278149     PISSN: 11802332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2003/219027     Document Type: Review

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