[Clinical analysis of 53 cases of septicemia caused by Streptococcus viridans in children]

Abstract

The clinical analysis has been performed in 53 cases of sepsis induced by Streptococcus viridans. Among children with diagnosis of sepsis majority of cases in group of older infant and children up to 2 year age was due to above infection. The S. viridans strain isolated form the blood were in 90% percentage resistant to cloxacillin , the resistance to penicillin, ampicillin and gentamicin was equal to 70%, 50% and 34% respectively. The main symptoms of the S. viridans sepsis was most frequently localized in lung. Laboratory findings most frequently revealed anemia and toxic granulation in neutrophils . Four children died due to the infection (mortality index to 7.5%).