Ann Lab Med.  2020 May;40(3):270-273. 10.3343/alm.2020.40.3.270.

First Two Cases of Infected Aortic Aneurysm Caused by Non-Vaccine Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 23A

• Kakuta R
• Nakano R
• Yano H
• Ozawa D
• Ohta N
• Matsuoka T
• Motoyoshi
• Kawamoto S
• Saiki Y
• Katori Y
• Kaku M

• KMID: 2466023
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2020.40.3.270

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Aortic Aneurysm*
Serogroup*
Streptococcus pneumoniae*
Streptococcus*

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