Necrotizing pneumonia associated with group A streptococcal bacteraemia [3]

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 296-298

  Kalima, P ^a   Riordan, T ^a   Berrisford, R G ^b   Sarsfield, P T L ^b  

^a Public Health Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL DEVON AND EXETER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; PENICILLIN G;

BACTEREMIA; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; LETTER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

EID: 0031819711     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01699993     Document Type: Letter

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