Pneumococcal pyomyositis: Case report, review of the literature, and comparison with classic pyomyositis caused by other bacteria

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 156, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1470-1474

  Collazos, Julio ^a   Fernández, Arantza ^a   Martínez, Eduardo ^a   Mayo, José ^a   De La Viuda, Jesus M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE GALDAKAO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSOAS ABSCESS; PSOAS MUSCLE; PYOMYOSITIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOSITIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; PSOAS ABSCESS;

EID: 0029946266     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.156.13.1470     Document Type: Article

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