Successful treatment of multiple subdural empyemata caused by Mycoplasma hominis in a newborn

Neonatology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 179-182

  Chong, Josephine S C ^a   Tseung, Simon Y T ^a   Lam, Hugh S ^a   Chu, Winnie C W ^a   Ip, Margaret ^a   Wong, Hoi T ^a   Zhu, Cannon X L ^a   Ng, Pak C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Minocycline; Mycoplasma hominis; Subdural empyema

Indexed keywords

MINOCYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEUROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIRTH INJURIES; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MINOCYCLINE; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS;

EID: 50949086799     PISSN: 16617800     EISSN: 16617819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000153103     Document Type: Article

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