Enterococcus gallinarum meningitis in an immunocompetent host: A case report;Meningite por enterococcus gallinarum em paciente sem imunodepressão: Relato de caso

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-112

  Antonello, Vicente Sperb ^a   Zenkner, Francis De Moura ^a   França, Josiane ^a   Santos, Breno Riegel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL NOSSA SENHORA DA CONCEIÇÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Enterococcus; Enterococcus gallinarum; Meningitis

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE DERIVATIVE; AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE; GENTAMICIN; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BRAZIL; CASE REPORT; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTEROCOCCUS GALLINARUM; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; RARE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM POSITIVE INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 85047682243     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652010000200009     Document Type: Article

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