A life-threatening Escherichia coli meningitis after prostate biopsy

Urology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-71

  Tufan, Zeliha Kocak ^a   Bulut, Cemal ^a   Yazan, Tevfik ^a   Hatipoglu, Cigdem ^a   Erdinc, Sebnem ^a   Kinikli, Sami ^a   Demiroz, Ali Pekcan ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Beta lactamases; Escherichia coli; Meningitis; Prophylaxis; Prostate

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE;

AGED; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MENINGITIS, ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROSTATE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 79955143281     PISSN: 17351308     EISSN: 1735546X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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