Abdominal pain and bacterial meningitis in a previously healthy young adult

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Riedel, David J ^a,b   Roddy, Kristina M ^a   Sajadi, Mohammad M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NOTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HTLV-I INFECTIONS; HUMAN T-LYMPHOTROPIC VIRUS 1; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; STRONGYLOIDES STERCORALIS; STRONGYLOIDIASIS;

EID: 42549123326     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/587066     Document Type: Note

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