Salmonella enterica subspecies houtenae serotype 44:Z4, z 23: - As a rare cause of meningitis

Acta Clinica Belgica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 232-234

  Wybo, Ingrid ^a   Potters, D ^a   Plaskie, K ^a   Covens, L ^a   Collard, J M ^b   Lauwers, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b Wetenschappelijk Instituut Volksgezondheid   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT DISEASE; INFECTION COMPLICATION; LIZARD; MALE; MENINGITIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; RARE DISEASE; REPTILE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SUBSPECIES HOUTENAE SEROTYPE 44; SALMONELLOSIS; SEROTYPING;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; REPTILES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 8444247494     PISSN: 00015512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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