Mixed bacterial meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis in an 18-month-old child

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1477-1479

  Marchandin, H ^a   Ventura, V ^a   Alonso, J M ^b   Van De Perre, P ^a  

^a HÔPITAL ARNAUD DE VILLENEUVE   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFOTAXIME; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DNA PROBE; FEMALE; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; LETHARGY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MENINGISM; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; OTITIS; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; RIGIDITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MENINGITIS, MENINGOCOCCAL; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 14944383412     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1477-1479.2005     Document Type: Article

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