PNEUMOCOCCAL SOFT-TISSUE INFECTIONS - A PROBLEM DESERVING MORE RECOGNITION

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作者
PATEL, M
AHRENS, JC
MOYER, DV
DINUBILE, MJ
机构
[1] UNIV MED & DENT NEW JERSEY, COOPER HOSP,MED CTR,ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MED SCH, DEPT MED,DIV INFECT D, CAMDEN, NJ 08103 USA
[2] UCLA, HARBOR MED CTR, TORRANCE, CA USA
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10.1093/clinids/19.1.149
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
摘要
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an uncommonly recognized etiology of soft-tissue infections. Our experience suggests that pneumococci can cause serious infections of soft tissues, especially in patients with connective-tissue diseases. Systemic lupus erythematosus was an underlying condition in three of the six patients described in the present report.
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