Primary bacterial peritonitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Primary bacterial peritonitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae

Primary peritonitis is a rare infection in healthy children, mainly affecting patients with underlying medical disorders. We report a case of primary pneumococcal peritonitis in an immunocompetent 3-year-old boy. Diagnosis was made at laparotomy and cultures of the intra-abdominal pus yielded Strept...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of global infectious diseases 2021-04, Vol.13 (2), p.103-104
Hauptverfasser: Maraki, Sofia, Moraitis, Panagiotis, Barbagadakis, Sophia, Vlachakis, Ioannis
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Antimicrobial agents
antimicrobial treatment
Bacterial pneumonia
Case Report
children
diagnosis
Metronidazole
Peritonitis
Pneumonia
primary peritonitis
Streptococcus infections
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Tetracycline
Tetracyclines
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Zusammenfassung:Primary peritonitis is a rare infection in healthy children, mainly affecting patients with underlying medical disorders. We report a case of primary pneumococcal peritonitis in an immunocompetent 3-year-old boy. Diagnosis was made at laparotomy and cultures of the intra-abdominal pus yielded Streptococcus pneumoniae. Timely antibiotic treatment administered resulted in complete resolution of the infection.
ISSN:0974-777X
0974-8245
DOI:10.4103/jgid.jgid_197_20