Fatal group A streptococcal myopericarditis during influenza A infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 660-661

  Harre, Barbara ^a   Nashelsky, Marcus ^b   Douvoyiannis, M ^b   Shulman, Stanford T ^c  

^a Scott County Medical Examiners Office   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Influenza A infection; Streptococcal infection

Indexed keywords

CLINDAMYCIN; INFLUENZA VACCINE; OSELTAMIVIR; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COUGHING; FATALITY; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; MYOPERICARDITIS; PERICARDITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SORE THROAT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; SUPERINFECTION; WEAKNESS;

CHILD; DEATH; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 33745684674     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000224544.05879.62     Document Type: Article

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