Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child
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1993-1-1
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MacDonald, Kelly S
de Carvalho, Volia M
Liebert, Lawrence
Embree, Joanne E
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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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Kelly S MacDonald, Volia M de Carvalho, Lawrence Liebert, and Joanne E Embree, “Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Cause of Primary Lung Abscess in a Child,” Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 232-234, 1993. doi:10.1155/1993/860767