Serious streptococcal complications of varicella;Complications bacteriennes graves a streptocoque au cours de la varicelle

Archives de Pediatrie

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 430-432

  Heraud M C ^a   Loriette, Y ^a   Grassano, A ^a   Magand, F ^a   Labbe A ^a  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

chickenpox; streptococcal infections; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHICKENPOX; DISEASE COURSE; HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEPTIC SHOCK; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION;

CHICKENPOX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0031135068     PISSN: 0929693X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-693X(97)86668-7     Document Type: Article

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