Acute fatal group A Streptococcal primary peritonitis following vaginal delivery

Acute primary peritonitis due to group A streptococci (GAS) is a rare but life-threatening disease most often seen in case of liver cirrhosis or nephrotic syndrome. The specific mechanism of this infection remains unknown and according to the literature hematogenous, lymphatic, retrograde inoculatio...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Aziz Daghmouri, Fatma Zahra Affes, Alia Jebri, Raja Boussassi, Sonia Ben Hamouda, Badreddine Bouguerra, Mohamed Houissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300354