Post-operative meningitis caused by drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: Two case reports

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 380-381

  Pancharoen, Chitsanu ^a   Pongpunlert, Wiroje ^a   Likitnukul, Sasithorn ^a   Thisyakorn, Usa ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PHENYTOIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADENOTONSILLECTOMY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; ENCEPHALOMENINGOCELE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SURGICAL INFECTION; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THAILAND; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 3242758202     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540410019660     Document Type: Article

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