Invasive extrapulmonary infections due to streptococcus pneumoniae. Report of three fatal cases;Infecciones invasivas extrapulmonares por Streptococcus pneumoniae. Presentatión de tres casos fatales y revisión

Revista Medica de Chile

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 200-208

  Ossa A, Gonzalo ^a   Wistuba O, Iván ^a   Illesca B, Vijna ^a   Reydet B, Patricia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bacterial infections; Peritonitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0031061647     PISSN: 00349887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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