Primary pneumococcal peritonitis complicated by exudative pleural effusion in an adolescent girl

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1416-1417

  Block, Stan L ^a,b   Adams, Garrett ^a   Anderson, Mickey ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Peritonitis; Pleural effusion; Primary peritonitis; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; CASE REPORT; DIARRHEA; FEMALE; FEVER; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; NAUSEA; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; THORAX DRAINAGE; VOMITING;

EID: 0031718062     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90023-9     Document Type: Article

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