title: Hemophilus and pneumococcal peritonitis in children with the nephrotic syndrome.
abstract: Two children are reported whose nephrotic syndrome was complicated by peritonitis due to H. influenzae type b. In Pittsburgh, the leading organism for peritonitis in nephrosis remains D. pneumoniae with a disproportionately high incidence in black children. Although H. influenzae is a rare cause of this complication, it should be considered along with the other previously recognized etiological bacterial agents.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006193:Haemophilus influenzae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009404:Nephrotic Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification