Streptococcus bovis infection in young infants

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1069-1073

  Gerber, Jeffrey S ^a   Glas, Mary ^c,d   Frank, Gary ^c,e   Shah, Samir S ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Meningitis; Neonate; Streptococcus bovis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS;

EID: 33750491283     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000240334.91713.48     Document Type: Article

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