Streptococcus pneumoniae peritonitis secondary to a tubo-ovarian abscess

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 671-673

  Abalde, M ^a   Molina, F ^a   Guerrero, A ^a   Llinares, P ^b  

^a Servicio de Microbiologia   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; OVARY ABSCESS; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN DISEASES; PERITONITIS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 0032421327     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050156     Document Type: Article

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