Group B Streptococcus late-onset disease presenting as cellulitis-adenitis syndrome;Síndrome de celulitis-adenitis por Estreptococo del grupo B como presentación de sepsis neonatal tardía

Anales de Pediatria

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 75-79

  Soler Palacin P ^a,e   Monfort Gil, R ^b   Castells Vilella, L ^c   Pagone Tangorrad, F ^d   Serres I Creixams X ^a   Balcells Ramirez J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

^e NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adenitis cellulitis syndrome; Group B Streptococcus; Late onset neonatal sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS ADENITIS SYNDROME; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS LATE ONSET DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PROGNOSIS; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SPAIN; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642359083     PISSN: 16954033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13056013     Document Type: Article

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