title: [Intra-abdominal infections caused by Eikenella corrodens in children].
abstract: Eikenella corrodens is a fastidious, facultative anaerobe, not a strict anaerobe, gram-negative bacillus, that was placed in the Brucelaceae family. The difficulties in its isolation delayed its recognition as a human pathogen. The course of disease is usually indolent, and abscess formation is almost universally seen. To date, 30 reported cases describing E corrodens infections of the abdominal cavity have been published and only 17 in children. We reviewed the bacteriology laboratory records for a period of 5 years. This organism was cultured from 5 children, aged 1 to 7 years who had peritonitis secondary to perforated appendicitis. The organism was obteined at the original operation and/or from postoperative intra-abdominal abscesses. Two children required surgical drainage of the abscess and one was treated by means of percutaneous drainage. All patients fully recovered.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cirugía Pediátrica, Hospital General de Albacete.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gonzálvez Piñera
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marco Macián
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pérez Martínez
authors.lastname: Escriban
mesh_terms: D018784:Abdominal Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016124:Eikenella corrodens / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Infecciones intraabdominales por Eikenella corrodens en niños.