Epidemiology of adult staphylococcal meningitis in Southern Taiwan: A clinical comparison of Staphylococcus aureus infection and coagulase-negative staphylococcal infection

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 262-266

  Chang, Wen Neng ^a   Lu, Cheng Hsien ^a   Huang, Chi Ren ^a   Chuang, Yao Chung ^a   Tsai, Nai Wen ^a   Chen, Shu Fang ^a   Chang, Chiung Chih ^a   Wang, Hung Chen ^a   Chien, Chun Chih ^b   Wu, Jiunn Jong ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; PENICILLIN BINDING PROTEIN 2A; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; NEUROSURGERY; ONSET AGE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; COAGULASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34948905846     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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