title: [Peritoneal pneumococcal infections].
abstract: The clinical-microbiological characteristics of 13 patients iun whom Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcus) was isolated from the peritoneum over eight and a half years in a third grade hospital are reviewed. It is noteworthy the fact that only in 7 cases primary or spontaneous peritonitis were treated; the remaining cases were secondary to perforation or genital infection in females. The presence of antibiotic resistance in pneumococcus was high and global mortality was low.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Nuestra Señora de Aránzazu, San Sebastián.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García-Arenzana
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Idígoras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Peris
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gómez Osúa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000382:microbiology; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Infecciones neumocócicas peritoneales.