Clinical spectrum of meningococcal infection in infants younger than six months of age

Chang Gung Medical Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 107-113

  Huang, Hsuan Rong ^a   Chen, Hui Ling ^a   Chu, Shih Ming ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Encephalomalacia; Neisseria meningitidis; Subdural empyema

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN G;

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; EPILEPSY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOPENIA; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MENINGITIS; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; PETECHIA; PLEOCYTOSIS; PURPURIC RASH; REVIEW; SEIZURE; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645464233     PISSN: 02558270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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