Bacteremia caused by group G streptococci, Taiwan

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 837-840

  Liao, Chun Hsing ^a   Liu, Liang Chun ^b   Huang, Yu Tsung ^b   Teng, Lee Jeng ^b   Hsueh, Po Ren ^b,c  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CELLULITIS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RECURRENT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS; STREPTOCOCCUS DYSGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 45249115263     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1405.070130     Document Type: Article

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