Antibiotic Susceptibility of the First Streptococcus Constellatus Isolated from Epidural Abscess in Dakar
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- 18 December 2017
- journal article
- Published by Peertechz Publications Private Limited in Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Biochemical Technology
- Vol. 3 (3), 051-053
- https://doi.org/10.17352/jcmbt.000028
Abstract
Streptococcus constellatus can sometimes cause serious invasive infections, as infections of the liver and lung, brain abscesses, bacteraemia, endocarditis and intra-abdominal infections.Keywords
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