Expect the Worse-A Case of Unexpected Death of A Eight Year Old Boy Due to Invasive Pneumococcal Infection
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important pathogen that kills more than 1 million children each year worldwide. Childhood pneumococcal disease is a major cause of life threatening pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis1 . Invasive pneumococcal infection is defined as an infection confirmed by the isolation of Streptococcus pneumonia from a normally sterile site. Pneumococcal bacteremia can occur as a result of pneumococcal pneumonia or in its absence
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Dr Ceena. V. Netto
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