Haemophilus parainfluenzae meningitis in an adult associated with acute otitis media

New Microbiologica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-215

  Cardines, Rita ^a   Giufrè, Maria ^a   Atti, Marta Luisa Ciofi Degli ^b   Accogli, Marisa ^a   Mastrantonio, Paola ^a   Cerquetti, Marina ^a,b  

^a Department of Infectious Parasitic and Immune mediated Diseases   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Haemophilusparainfluenzae; Meningitis; Opportunistic pathogen

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL RNA; CEFTRIAXONE; RNA 16S;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETICS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HAEMOPHILUS MENINGITIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROBIOLOGY; OTITIS MEDIA; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTRIAXONE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MENINGITIS, HAEMOPHILUS; OTITIS MEDIA; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HAEMOPHILUS PARAINFLUENZAE;

EID: 67649994675     PISSN: 11217138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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