Toxic shock-like syndrome caused by non-group A β-hemolytic streptococci

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1891-1894

  Hirose, Yasuo ^a   Yagi, Kazunori ^a   Honda, Hiraki ^a   Shibuya, Hiroyuki ^a   Okazaki, Etsuo ^a  

^a NIIGATA CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

EID: 0030806064     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.16.1891     Document Type: Article

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