An adult case of Chryseobacterium meningosepticum meningitis

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 214-215

  Lu, Cheng Hsien ^b   Huang, Chi Ren ^b   Tsai, Nai Wen ^b   Chang, Chen Sheng ^a   Chuang, Yao Chung ^a   Lee, Ping Yu ^b   Lei, Chien Bang ^b   Wang, Hung Chen ^b   Wang, Kuo Wei ^b   Chang, Wen Neng ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AZTREONAM; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTIZOXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLOMOXEF; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; LATAMOXEF; MEROPENEM; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM MENINGOSEPTICUM; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PUS; SEIZURE;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHRYSEOBACTERIUM; FEMALE; FLAVOBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 9144226842     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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