Endocarditis due to group A β-hemolytic Streptococcus in children with potentially lethal sequelae: 2 Cases and review

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 624-625

  Mohan, Uthara R ^a   Walters, Sam ^a   Kroll, J Simon ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EMBOLISM; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 0034116498     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/313727     Document Type: Article

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