Pneumococcal cellulitis in an HIV-infected adult

Infection

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 175-177

  Mofredj, A ^a,b   Guerin, J M ^a   Leibinger, F ^a   Masmoudi, R ^b  

^a HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER LAENNEC   (France)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; HIV; Septicemia; Streptococcus pneumoniae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PHARYNX; SEPTICEMIA; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

ADULT; AMOXICILLIN; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LAMIVUDINE; PENICILLINS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 0034034430     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s150100050075     Document Type: Article

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