Journal article
Pediatric Case Report of Chronic Colitis Associated With an Unusual Serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Infectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.), v 20(5), pp 357-358
Sep 2012
Abstract
ABSTRACTStreptococcus pneumoniae has been implicated as a cause of concomitant enteritis in children with otitis media, sinusitis, pneumonia, and meningitis. However, isolated pneumococcal enteritis has rarely been reported. We report a patient who presented with bloody diarrhea due to S pneumoniae serotype 17F without evidence of infection elsewhere.
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- Title
- Pediatric Case Report of Chronic Colitis Associated With an Unusual Serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Creators
- Thomas ShieldsKathy ChenJane Gould
- Publication Details
- Infectious diseases in clinical practice (Baltimore, Md.), v 20(5), pp 357-358
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Pediatrics
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84866543729
- Other Identifier
- 991021838590904721