Pyopneumothorax: A complication of Streptococcus pyogenes pharyngitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 564-565

  Khatib, R ^a   Siwik, J ^a  

^a ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOKINASE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DRUG MEGADOSE; DYSPHAGIA; DYSPNEA; EXUDATE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LUNG COLLAPSE; MEDIASTINUM; NECK; PHARYNGITIS; PLEURA EMPYEMA; PNEUMOTHORAX; SORE THROAT; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA;

EID: 0033783357     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655400458910     Document Type: Article

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