COMPLICATED PNEUMONIA WITH EMPYEMA CAUSED BY STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS IN A CHILD
ABSTRACT Objective: To highlight the pathogenicity of Streptococcus anginosus, which is rare in pediatric patients, but can cause severe infections that are known to have a better outcome when treated early with interventional procedures and prolonged antibiotic therapy. Case description: The pat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Revista Paulista de Pediatria |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-05822020000100608&tlng=en |