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doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003160.
Extensive Cellulitis and Bacteremia Due to Streptococcus Pseudoporcinus in a Child With Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
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- DOI: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003160
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Extensive Cellulitis and Bacteremia Due to Streptococcus Pseudoporcinus in a Child With Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome
Pediatr Infect Dis J.
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Abstract
Streptococcus pseudoporcinus is a newly recognized β-hemolytic streptococcus, that is considered a rare pathogen in adults. Infections in children have not been reported. We describe a child with Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome that developed of S. pseudoporcinus cellulitis and bacteremia, which was difficult-to-treat, relapsed and required prolonged antibiotic courses. S. pseudoporcinus can cause invasive infection in children, especially in the presence of predisposing conditions.
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