Siderophores - Potential candidate in the therapy of neonatal meningitis

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 613-

  Dam, Tapen ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; SIDEROPHORE; SIDEROPHORE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTEREMIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 1; HUMAN; IRON CHELATION; LETTER; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRON; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; SIDEROPHORES;

EID: 20344371914     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.45950-0     Document Type: Letter

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