Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans in a pediatric case

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2337-2339

  Anil, Murat ^a   Ozkalay, Nisel ^a   Helvaci, Mehmet ^a   Agus, Neval ^a   Guler, Ozlem ^a   Dikerler, Aysu ^a   Kanar, Berat ^a  

^a Tepecik Educational and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL; LINEZOLID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG RESPONSE; GEMELLA HAEMOLYSANS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCACEAE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GEMELLA; GEMELLA HAEMOLYSANS;

EID: 34547618426     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00208-07     Document Type: Article

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