Clinical characteristics of invasive Haemophilus aphrophilus infections

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 271-276

  Huang, Shao Tsung ^a   Lee, Hsin Chun ^b   Lee, Nan Yao ^a   Liu, Kung Hung ^a   Ko, Wen Chien ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cephalosporins; Fluoroquinolones; Haemophilus infections; Signs and symptoms

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; BETA LACTAMASE INHIBITOR; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CELLULITIS; DATA BASE; DISKITIS; EMPYEMA; ENDOCARDITIS; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HAEMOPHILUS APHROPHILUS; HEART TAMPONADE; HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS ARTHRITIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; LYMPHADENITIS; MEDLINE; MENINGITIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERICARDITIS;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 24744441535     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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