肺炎球菌急性自发性腹膜炎的家族内传播
Ioanna Papadatou1,2,3, Angeliki Moudaki1, Anastasia Mentessidou4
1First Department of Paediatrics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Aghia Sophia' Children's Hospital, 115 27 Athens, Greece.
Infectious disease reports
|June 27, 2023
概括
肺炎链球菌可以引起一种罕见但危险的腹部感染,称为肺炎球菌腹膜炎. 这份报告详细介绍了这种感染在一个家庭中传播的第一个已知的案例,影响了两个健康的孩子.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 微生物学 微生物学
背景情况:
- 肺炎链球菌 (pneumococcus) 是全球儿童疾病和死亡的主要原因.
- 侵袭性肺炎球菌病 (IPD) 在儿童中通常表现为肺炎,脑膜炎或败血症.
- 肺炎球菌性急性自发性周周炎是一种异常罕见且严重的IPD表现.
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