Puerperal goup A Streptococcus infection: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 621-623

  Lee, Vivien H ^a   Sulis, Carol ^a   Sayegh, Raja A ^a,b  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DOB   (United States)

Author keywords

Delivery; Puerperal infection; Streptococcus group A

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL INFECTION; REMISSION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; BACTERIURIA; DELIVERY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PYREXIA IDIOPATHICA; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIURIA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PUERPERAL INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 23944491229     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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