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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2011-03-01
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| 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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