Fatal pneumococcal sepsis from a tuboovarian abscess

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 68-70

  Felz, Michael W ^a   Apostol, Christopher J ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BICARBONATE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTUBATION; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL LITERATURE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TUBOOVARIAN ABSCESS; ABSCESS; BACTEREMIA; FATALITY; MICROBIOLOGY; OVARY DISEASE; SEPSIS; UTERINE TUBE DISEASE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; BACTEREMIA; FALLOPIAN TUBE DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIAN DISEASES; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SEPSIS;

EID: 2342642765     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: 15448770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.1.68     Document Type: Article

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