Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 308-310 , July 2008

Streptococcus acidominimus isolated from a multiloculated empyema in a critically ill adult man with pneumonia: Case report and review of literature

  • Lee Baker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Lee Baker, MD, Maricopa Integrated Health System in affiliation with University of Arizona College of Medicine and Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, 2601 East Roosevelt Street, Phoenix, AZ 85008.
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  • Richard Carlson, MD, PhD

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PII: S0147-9563(07)00163-X

doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2007.08.002

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 37, Issue 4 , Pages 308-310 , July 2008

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