title: Streptococcus pneumoniae: A cause of primary lung abscess in a child.
abstract: A case of primary pneumococcal lung abscess in a five-year-old child is described. Secondary anaerobic infection as a cause of cavitation was excluded by bronchoscopic culture of the cavity. Streptococcus pneumoniae is a rare but recognized cause of lung abscess in healthy children.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liebert
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Embree