An Uncommon Site of Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonization Leading to Recurrent Pneumococcal Disease

This report describes a case of relapsing pneumococcal peritonitis. The postulated source of infection was vaginal colonization and secondary adherence of pneumococci to an intrauterine contraceptive device. After immunization with a conjugate pneumococcal vaccine, her antibody levels were observed....

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Autores principales: Sendi, Parham, Moser Schaub, Eva Maria, Nirgianakis, Konstantinos, Hathaway, Lucy J., Bittel, Pascal, Goldblatt, David, Streit, Sven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Brief Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5414031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw257

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5414031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28480250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw257

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