| Literature DB >> 7948518 |
M Patel1, J C Ahrens, D V Moyer, M J DiNubile.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7948518 DOI: 10.1093/clinids/19.1.149
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079