Chryseobacterium indologenes meningitis in a healthy newborn: A case report

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 133-134

  Hendaus, Mohamed A ^a   Zahraldin, Khalid ^a  

^a HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Chryseobacterium indologenes; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM INDOLOGENES; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; NEWBORN;

EID: 84875961841     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2013.35     Document Type: Article

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