Bilateral pneumonia associated with Shigella sonnei dysentery [1]

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 445-446

  Margolin, L ^a   Engelhard, D ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; MALE; MALNUTRITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHIGELLOSIS;

EID: 0242440126     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic./2003.69     Document Type: Letter

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