Acute severe spinal cord dysfunction in a child with meningitis: Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae co-infection

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1339-1341

  Manteau, Celine ^a   Liet, Jean Michel ^a   Caillon, Jocelyne ^a,b   M'Guyen, Sylvie ^a   Quere, Marie Pierre ^a,b   Roze, Jean Christophe ^a   Gras Le Guen, Christele ^a,b,c  

^a NANTES UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b University School of Medicine   (France)

^c Hopital Mere Enfant CHU de Nantes   (France)

Author keywords

Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Spinal cord; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SEROLOGY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BRAIN; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; SPINAL CORD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27144459057     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250510027660     Document Type: Article

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