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Revista argentina de microbiología

Print version ISSN 0325-7541On-line version ISSN 1851-7617

Abstract

MARTINEZ, Mónica E. et al. Primary pneumococcal peritonitis in a pediatric hospital from Argentina. Rev. argent. microbiol. [online]. 2023, vol.55, n.3, pp.7-7. ISSN 0325-7541.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ram.2023.01.001.

Pneumococcal peritonitis represents a small subset of patients suffering from inva-sive pneumococcal disease (IPD). We describe 5 cases of primary peritonitis documented in the pediatric hospital over 15 years (2005-2020) of IPD surveillance. The patients, 3girls and 2boys with a mean age of 5 years, experienced peritoneal signs and symptoms; 3of them suffered from nephrotic syndrome. Based on the local resistance profiles, all isolates were sensitive to beta-lactams, one strain showed resistance to cotrimoxazole and tetracycline while another strain, to cotrimoxazole only. Serotypes found in 4/5 strains (one was non-viable) were: 1, 19F, 15C and 23A. Children were treated with third-generation cephalosporins or ampicillin, gentamicin and metronidazole and all of them evolved favorably. Pneumococcal etiology should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in children. Our study aims to contribute to the knowledge of this condition and to the local epidemiology of IPD.

Keywords : Streptococcus pneumoniae; Primary peritonitis; Pediatrics.

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