Invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b infections in children in Paraguay

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 126-133

  Basualdo, Wilma ^a   Arbo, Antonio ^a,b,c  

^a Instituto de Medicina Tropical   (Paraguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ASUNCIÓN   (Paraguay)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL MAYOR DE SAN MARCOS   (Peru)

Author keywords

Children; Haemophilus influenzae type b; Invasive infections

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHLORAMPHENICOL; GLUCOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BODY FLUID; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COMA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B; HEARING LOSS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PARAGUAY; PATIENT REFERRAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 1542286218     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2003.09.015     Document Type: Article

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