Group A β-hemolytic streptococcal bacteremia

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 915-919

  Abuhammour, Walid ^a,c   Hasan, Rashed A ^a   Unuvar, Emin ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Institute of Child Health   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Children; Group A Hemolytic streptococcus

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELLULITIS; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MENINGITIS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 9644310466     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02830836     Document Type: Conference Paper

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