Purulent pericarditis caused by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae in a pediatric patient

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-115

  Elwood, Robert L ^a   DeBiasi, Roberta L ^b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Haemophilus influenzae; Nontypeable; Pericarditis; Virulence

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; PERICARDITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRULENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEBRIDEMENT; DRAINAGE; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDITIS; SUPPURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 49549089081     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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