title: [The severity and prolonged morbidity of community acquired pneumonia caused by group A Streptococcus].
abstract: We describe a case report of a sixteen year old patient who was admitted with severe group A streptococcal (GAS) pleuro-pneumonia, underwent pleurocentesis and recovered after two weeks of hospitalization, although complete recovery lasted for another three weeks. The present publication aims to highlight the severe, prolonged and complicated course of GAS pneumonia in children which has not yet been reported in Israel. Accurate diagnosis is crucial for appropriate therapy, which is a prolonged i.v. course of penicillin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics A, Schneider Children's Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aharoni
authors.forename: Yehuda
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nofech-Mozes
authors.forename: Avinoam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rachmel
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: Shai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ashkenazi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009017:Morbidity; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011859:Radiography; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes