An outbreak of Streptococcus suis in Chengdu, China [5]

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1056-1057

  Wang, G ^a   Zeng, Y L ^b   Liu, H Y ^b   Xiong, Z Y ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tenth People's Hospital of Chengdu City   (China)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE;

CHINA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE CONTROL; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; LETTER; MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ADULT; AGED; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 34248351072     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01369.x     Document Type: Letter

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