Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child
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.
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| author | Kelly S MacDonald Volia M de Carvalho Lawrence Liebert Joanne E Embree |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-98a2964c5813431eb66fbe44e5cce85c2025-02-03T01:30:18ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321993-01-014423223410.1155/1993/860767Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a ChildKelly S MacDonald0Volia M de Carvalho1Lawrence Liebert2Joanne E Embree3Departments of Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaDepartments of Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaA 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/860767 |
| spellingShingle | Kelly S MacDonald Volia M de Carvalho Lawrence Liebert Joanne E Embree Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child |
| title_full | Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child |
| title_fullStr | Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child |
| title_short | Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child |
| title_sort | streptococcus pneumoniae a cause of primary lung abscess in a child |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1993/860767 |
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