Necrotizing fasciitis and meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 9 N: a case report

BACKGROUND: Necrotizing fasciitis is a deep infection of the fascia and subcutaneous tissue with a high mortality rate. Meningitis is an infection of the membranes surrounding the brain with a likewise high mortality rate. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most frequent cause of bacterial meningitis a...

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Autores principales: Hovmand, Nichlas, Byberg, Sarah, Larsen, Morten Bo, Podlekareva, Daria, Buck, David Levarett, Hansen, Birgitte Rønde
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6489194/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31035964
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3969-4

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