Group A streptococcal meningitis: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2005, Pages E1-

  Perera, Nelun ^a   Abulhoul, Lara ^a   Green, Michael R ^a   Swann, R Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Group A streptococcus; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEFOTAXIME; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOSE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTE DIFFERENTIAL COUNT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEWBORN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22144478248     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2004.06.006     Document Type: Article

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