Acute pancreatitis associated with streptococcal toxic shock syndrome

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 724-726

  Chiu, Cheng Hsun ^a   Lin, Tzou Yien ^a   Wu, Jue Lan ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CEFTRIAXONE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0029821340     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinids/22.4.724     Document Type: Article

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