Pyomyositis associated with abscess formation caused by streptococcus pneumoniae in children: a case report and review of literature

• Main Authors: Luca Barchi (Author), Michele Fastiggi (Author), Ilaria Bassoli (Author), Federico Bonvicini (Author), Monica Silvotti (Author), Lorenzo Iughetti (Author), Alessandro De Fanti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pyomyositis is an unusual bacterial infection but potential severe in children. Staphylococcus Aureus is the main caused of this disease (70-90%), following by Streptococcus Pyogenes (4-16%). Streptococcus Pneumoniae rarely caused invasive muscular infections. We describe a case...