Group a streptococcal bacteremia: A 10-year prospective study

Medicine

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 238-248

  De Kleijn, Elisabeth M H A ^a   Vandenbroucke, Jan P ^b   Van Der Meer, Jos W M ^a   Demacker, P ^b   Corstens, F H M ^b   Hoogkamp Korstanje, J A A ^b   Meinders, A E ^b   Pauwels, E K J ^b   Vandenbroucke, J P ^b   Van Eer, M ^b   Kreeftenberg, H G ^b   Piers, D R ^b   Speelman, P ^b   Van Royen, E A ^b   Claessen, F ^b   Teule, G J J ^b   De Marie, S ^b   Krenning, E P ^b   Schneider, M ^b   Hoepelman, I A ^b   Van Rijk, P P ^b   Van Der Geest, S ^b   Heidendal, G A K ^b   more..

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Univ Hospital Nijmegen St Radboud ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE, INTRAVENOUS;

EID: 19244374939     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005792-199707000-00002     Document Type: Article

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