COMPLICATED PNEUMONIA WITH EMPYEMA CAUSED BY STREPTOCOCCUS ANGINOSUS IN A CHILD

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 patient is a 6...

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Published in:Rev Paul Pediatr
Main Authors: Reis-Melo, Ana, Soares, Diana, Magalhães, Manuel Ferreira, Ferraz, Catarina, Vaz, Luísa
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Sociedade de Pediatria de São Paulo 2020
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7063598/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32159644
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1984-0462/2020/38/2018258
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