Hospital-based study of viridans streptococcal bacteraemia in children and adults

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-107

  Tan, Lionel K K ^a   Lacey, Sandra ^b   Mandalia, Sundhiya ^a   Melzer, Mark ^b  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING GEORGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Immunocompetent; Viridans streptococci

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; CEFUROXIME; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION RATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; SEIZURE; SINUSITIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 38749152915     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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