Empyema thoracis and lung abscess due to Gemella morbillorum

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-77

  Da Costa, C T K A ^a,b   Porter, C ^a   Parry, K ^a   Morris, A ^a   Quoraishi, A H ^a  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; EMPYEMA; GEMELLA; HUMAN; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0030052679     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01586189     Document Type: Article

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