Toxic-shock-like-syndrome due to Streptococcus pneumoniae sinusitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 509-510

  Friedstrom, Scott R ^a,b   Awad, Jamal ^a  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b Infect Dis Consult of Cincinnati   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DESQUAMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; RASH; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SINUSITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0032701262     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549950164076     Document Type: Article

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