Pyomyositis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 633.e1-633.e3

  Wong, S Lindsey ^a   Anthony, Evelyn Y ^a   Shetty, Avinash K ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CLINDAMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; HIP PAIN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYOMYOSITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 66049158014     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.09.017     Document Type: Article

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