Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus meningitis in an infant: A case report and literature review

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1606-1612

  Punpanich, Warunee ^a,b   Munsrichoom, Anurak ^a   Dejsirilert, Surang ^c  

^a QUEEN SIRIKIT NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (Thailand)

^b RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Case report; Infants; Meningitis; S. bovis; Streptococcus gallolyticus subspecies pasteurianus

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEVER; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS GALLOLYTICUS; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS BOVIS; THAILAND; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 84871688519     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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