Invasive infections due to group A β-haemolytic streptococci in two families;Invasieve infecties door β-hemolytische streptokokken uit groep A binnen twee families

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 147, Issue 29, 2003, Pages 1423-1427

  Coenraad, M J ^a   Thewessen, E A P M ^a   Bakker, F P ^a   Van Oud Alblas, A Blussé ^b  

^a GROENE HART HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; MALE; NECROTIZING FASCIITIS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROPHYLAXIS; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TONSILLITIS; TOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; CARRIER STATE; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FASCIITIS, NECROTIZING; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TONSILLITIS;

EID: 0038033964     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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