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. 1974 Feb 2;110(3):305 passim.

Primary pneumococcal peritonitis

B Bose, W R Keir, C V Godberson

Primary pneumococcal peritonitis

B Bose et al. Can Med Assoc J. .

Abstract

A case of primary pneumococcal peritonitis in a girl of 9 is presented. The diagnosis was made at laparotomy and confirmed by immediate bacteriological examination. The condition is extremely rare and accounts for 1 in 5 of all cases of primary peritonitis in children.

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