Autopsy report of four cases who died from streptococcus suis infection, with a review of the literature

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 447-453

  Yang, Q P ^a   Liu, W P ^a   Guo, L X ^a   Jiang, Y ^a   Li, G D ^a   Bai, Y Q ^b   Li, S H ^b   Wu, T ^b   Jing, H Q ^c  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Jianyang People's Hospital   (China)

^c CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTYPE; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INTESTINES; KIDNEY; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS; SEROTYPING; SHOCK, SEPTIC; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 67349266312     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0646-8     Document Type: Article

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