Unusual primary peritonitis due to Streptococcus pyogenes in a young healthy woman

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 553-555

  Park, Ji Yoon ^a   Moon, Soo youn ^a   Son, Jun Seong ^a   Lee, Mi Suk ^a   Jung, Min Hyung ^b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine University School of Medicine ^*  (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Peritonitis; Primary; Streptococcus pyogenes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LAPAROSCOPY; MICROBIOLOGY; PERITONITIS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PERITONITIS; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84862895215     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.5.553     Document Type: Article

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