Purulent pericarditis complicating septicaemia: Report of two cases

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 331-333

  Musa, A A ^a   Salami, B A ^a   Tade, A O ^a  

^a OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PERICARDITIS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; SALMONELLOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDITIS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA TYPHI; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0642333661     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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