Fatal case of sepsis caused by a non-haemolytic strain of Streptococcus pyogenes

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1057-

  Turner, David P J ^a   Gunn, Sarah L ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LABORATORY TEST; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VITAL SIGN;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; SEPSIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 34548821587     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2007.048793     Document Type: Article

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