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Sarah McCarthy1, Nicholas Villarreal2, Mandy Sailor3

  • 1Sarah McCarthy is Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Adult and Gerontological Health Cooperative, School of Nursing, 5-140 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (mcca0973@umn.edu).

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一名患有呼吸道感染的妇女患上了Streptococcus pneumoniae脑膜炎,导致大脑侵蚀和中风. 这一案例突出了鼻感染的罕见并发症,导致严重的神经损伤.

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