Pneumococcal Meningitis in an Adolescent with Fever and Foot Ache

• প্রধান লেখক: Catarina Dias (লেখক), Cláudia Pedrosa (লেখক), Jorge Romariz (লেখক), Mafalda Santos (লেখক), Lúcia Rodrigues (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• বিষয়গুলি: article
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Invasive pneumococcal disease predominantly affects younger children, elderly, and immunocompromised patients. Pneumococcal meningitis is a particularly important form of presentation, considering its high rate of morbimortality. We present the case of a previously healthy 12-year-old adolescent mal...