Group B streptococcal cervical osteomyelitis in a neonate

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 607-612

  Honeybul, S ^a   Lang, D A ^a   Howard, D ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group B streptococcus; Neonatal; Vertebral osteomyelitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; RIFAMPICIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BRACE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL OSTEOMYELITIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HUMAN; INFANT; KYPHOSIS; MALE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORTHOSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; SPINE STABILIZATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 33744925185     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2005.07.010     Document Type: Article

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