Anthrax meningoencephalitis secondary to oral infection [5]

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 572-573

  Yakupogullari, Yusuf ^a   Kabakus, Nimet ^a   Durukan, Mehtap ^a   Kizirgil, Ahmet ^a   Bulut, Yasemin ^a   Yilmaz, Mustafa ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AZITHROMYCIN; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; PENICILLIN G; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANAMNESIS; ANTHRAX; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MOUTH INFECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TURKEY (BIRD);

EID: 33745005921     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000219419.55572.d7     Document Type: Letter

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