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Invasive Pneumococcal Disease and COVID-19 With Acute Otitis Media and a Tegmen Tympani Defect

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading cause of otitis media, pneumonia, sinusitis, and meningitis. This encapsulated, gram-positive bacterium colonizes the nasopharynx. Major risk factors, including age, hyposplenism, and immunosuppression, predispose to serious infections. Viral infections are know...

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Autores principales: Gaudin, Julie, Thayalakulasingam, Theepha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10560565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37814724
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44869