Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 423-426

  Mathur, Purva ^a   Arora, N K ^a   Kapil, Arti ^a   Das, Bimal K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcus; Invasive infections; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLOXACILLIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 2942718755     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02725632     Document Type: Review

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