Group A β-hemolytic streptococcal hemorrhagic colitis complicated with pharyngitis and impetigo

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 411-413

  Isozaki, Atsushi ^a   Matsubara, Keiko ^a   Yui, Takako ^a   Kobayashi, Kenji ^a   Kawano, Yutaka ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY MINATO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Group A streptococcus; Hemorrhagic colitis; Impetigo; Pharyngitis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOZOPRAN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; FOSFOMYCIN; MEROPENEM; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOODY DIARRHEA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENDOSCOPY; FECES CULTURE; HEMORRHAGIC COLITIS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMPETIGO; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PEDIATRIC WARD; PERINEUM; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCTITIS; SKIN DEFECT; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; THROAT CULTURE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

CHILD; COLITIS; FECES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; IMPETIGO; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; SKIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

EID: 37349101075     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-007-0550-7     Document Type: Article

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