Anterior abdominal wall abscess caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in a patient with self-inflicted stab injury: An unusual presentation

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of community-acquired pneumonia, otitis media, paranasal sinusitis, bacteremia and meningitis, as well as osteomyelitis and occasionally peritonitis. We report the case of a 25-year-old female who had stabbed herself with a kitchen knife above the umbilicus...

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Main Authors: Shailesh Kumar, Sivaraman Umadevi, Joshy Maducolil Easow, Noyal Mariya Joseph, Sreenivasan Srirangaraj, Kandha Kumari, Selvaraj Stephen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2011-03-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1384
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