Pneumococcal peritonitis in previously healthy adults: Case report and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 376-379

  Hemsley, Carolyn ^a   Eykyn, Susannah J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIAL PERITONITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0031927546     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/514670     Document Type: Article

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