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[Emergent pneumococcus primary peritonitis in children: presentation of two cases]

Laura Valeria Corredera1, Maria Laura Daruich, Juan Ignacio Diaz

  • 1Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Privado de Córdoba, Naciones Unidas 346, Córdoba, Argentina. lau_corredera@yahoo.com

Revista De La Facultad De Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina)
|November 26, 2009
PubMed
Summary

Primary peritonitis in children, though rare, is increasingly linked to Streptococcus pneumoniae. Prompt antibiotic treatment is crucial for recovery, even with rising incidence.

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