title: Primary community-acquired pneumonia by Escherichia coli. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: A two year old girl with chronic neurologic convulsive disease was admitted with a six day history of pneumonia and, despite treatment, died on hospital day 3. The X-ray revealed right upper lobar pneumonia. The results of pleural effusion and blood cultures drawn on admission yielded a non-typable Escherichia coli. No other source of infection was identified. The authors discuss the clinical and pathophysiological aspects of Escherichia coli pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Pediatria Clínica (PC1), Instituto da Criança do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sztajnbok
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Escobar
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Grisi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sztajnbok
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Guerra
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Requejo
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*