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Case Reports
. 2001 Jan;20(1):85-7.
doi: 10.1097/00006454-200101000-00021.

Pneumococcal pyomyositis

J R Bretón  1 , G Pi, L Lacruz, I Calvo, I Rodríguez, A Sánchez, J J Camarena, R Hernández
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Case Reports

Pneumococcal pyomyositis

J R Bretón et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Jan.

Abstract

Pyomyositis is most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. A 25-month-old child developed infection of the biceps brachialis muscle caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The child had no underlying immune or anatomic defect.

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