Meningitis due to Haemophilus influenzae type f in an 8-year-old girl with congenital humoral immunodeficiency

Infection

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 112-115

  Fickweiler, K ^a   Borte, M ^a   Fasshauer, M ^a   Spencker, F B ^a   Handrick, W ^b   Rodloff, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b Med Lab Dr Berthold Colleagues   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; GENTAMICIN; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE TYPE B VACCINE; HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINODACTYLY; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DYSOSTOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; FINGER MALFORMATION; GERMANY; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; LARGE EAR; MENINGITIS; MICROCEPHALY; MICROGNATHIA; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOMNOLENCE; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VOMITING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOLOGIC DEFICIENCY SYNDROMES; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842608811     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-004-3040-1     Document Type: Article

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