Epididymo-orchitis: An unusual manifestation of salmonellosis
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Epididymo-orchitis: an unusual manifestation of salmonellosis.
Salmonellosis continues to be a major public health problem, especially in developing countries. The formation of focal abscesses may occur following either hematogenous or lymphatic spread. There are large number of serious and life-threatening clinical manifestations of Salmonella spp., ranging from osteomyelitis to infective endocarditis and meningitis. However, even though Salmonella epidyd...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1684-1182
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2011.09.017