Hydrocephalus secondary to group B streptococcal meningitis

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-68

  Srinivasan, L ^a,b   Ramanan, R ^a  

^a Basildon and Thurrock NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b HOMERTON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group B streptococcus; Hydrocephalus; Meningitis; Neonate

Indexed keywords

GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; PHENOBARBITAL;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOSE RESPONSE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GENTAMICINS; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 4644342922     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050412331283148     Document Type: Article

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