A case of fatal sepsis in a child due to highly resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae continues to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Most of the pneumococci remain exquisitely sensitive to penicillin. However, S. pneumoniae with a reduced susceptibility to penicillin has been reported. To our knowledge, we present the first case in Croatia of fatal sepsis in a child due to Streptococcus pneumoniae that was highly resistant to penicillin.
Vukelić
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Klinika za infektivne bolesti Dr. Fran Mihaljevic, Zagreb.
Bozinović
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D
Knezović
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I
Sterk-Kuzmanović
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Novak
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M
D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000187:drug effects; D018746:Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*