Iatrogenic Streptococcus salivarius meningitis after spinal anaesthesia: need for strict application of standard precautions

J Hosp Infect. 2003 Apr;53(4):313-4. doi: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1366.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anesthesia, Spinal*
  • France
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient / prevention & control*
  • Masks*
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / prevention & control
  • Meningitis, Bacterial / transmission*
  • Streptococcal Infections / microbiology
  • Streptococcal Infections / prevention & control
  • Streptococcal Infections / transmission*
  • Universal Precautions