Pneumococcal infection and haemolytic uremic syndrome

Tunisie Medicale

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Tinsa, Faten ^a   Siala, Nadia ^b   Ncibi, Nesrine ^a   Fetni, Ilhem ^b   Kasdalli, Kalthoum ^a   Jballah, Najla Ben ^a   Mehrezi, Ahmed ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b Department of Pediatrics   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Empyema; Hemolytic uremic syndrome; Meningitis; Pneumonia; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CEFOTAXIME; FUROSEMIDE; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MENINGITIS; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77649214488     PISSN: 00414131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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