Pneumococcal subdural empyema in young infants

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 505-508

  Ranjini, E Kala ^a   Agarwal, Indira ^a   Kirubakaran, C ^a  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COUGHING; DISEASE COURSE; DYSPNEA; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETHARGY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARACENTESIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 2542443338     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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