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Case Reports
. 2024 Nov 1;43(11):e419-e421.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004442. Epub 2024 Jun 17.

Concurrent Klebsiella Bacteremia in Two Infants with Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Meltem Polat  1 , Ayşe Akçay  2 , Betül Önal  2 , Nihan Öztürk  2 , Elif Ayca Şahin  3 , Tuğba Bedir Demirdağ  1 , Anıl Tapısız  1
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Concurrent Klebsiella Bacteremia in Two Infants with Severe Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

Meltem Polat et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. .

Abstract

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children. In most previously healthy infants, RSV infection is self-limited and resolves without complications. The risk of bacteremia is low in young febrile infants with RSV infection. Herein, we report two previously healthy infants with severe RSV infection who had concurrent Klebsiella bacteremia.

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The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose.

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