@article{91088a5955204f3b81803ca4806467ec,
title = "Disseminated streptococcus pneumoniae infection associated with an intrauterine device",
abstract = "Streptococcus pneumoniae is a common pathogen afflicting a wide variety of disease in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. Presentation can be variable in initial symptomatology, leading to difficulties in diagnosis and management. We present a case of septic shock due to S. pneumoniae associated with an intrauterine device in an immunocompromised patient.",
keywords = "Streptococcus pneumoniae, intra-uterine device, septic shock",
author = "Roberts, {Scott C.} and Quinlan, {Maura P.} and Galvin, {Shannon R.}",
note = "Funding Information: From the *Division of Infectious Diseases, and †Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL. Correspondence to: Scott C. Roberts, MD, Division of Infectious Diseases, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 645 N Michigan Ave, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60611. E‐mail: roberts.scott.c@gmail.com. This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (5T32AI095207-07). The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Informed consent was obtained from the patient. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. ISSN: 1056-9103 Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
month = jul,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1097/IPC.0000000000000843",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "28",
pages = "238--241",
journal = "Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice",
issn = "1056-9103",
publisher = "Lippincott Williams and Wilkins",
number = "4",
}
