Streptococcus equisimilis Pneumonia in a compromised host.
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A fatal case of Streptococcus equisimilis pneumonia and septicemia is described in a young man with Hodgkin's disease. The disease course consisted of exudative pharyngitis, macular rash, septic shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, deep vein thrombosis, and pulmonary embolization. S. equisimilis was isolated from blood, throat, and sputum cultures antemortem and from lung cultures at autopsy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 17 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983