title: A case of fatal sepsis in a child due to highly resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Klinika za infektivne bolesti Dr. Fran Mihaljevic, Zagreb.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vukelić
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bozinović
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Knezović
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sterk-Kuzmanović
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Novak
mesh_terms: 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*