Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 9 , Pages 760-764 , 2006

Disseminated Streptococcus anginosus Infection with Empyema Thoracis in a Patient with Sarcoma

  • Yu-Min Chuang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Po-Ren Hsueh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Peilin Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Peilin Lee, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, 7 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan

Received 20 July 2005 ,Revised 6 September 2005 ,Accepted 4 October 2005.

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PII: S0929-6646(09)60205-9

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60205-9

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 105, Issue 9 , Pages 760-764 , 2006

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