Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

Invasive pneumococcal infection in an infant: a case report

Priyanka Chaturvedi, Kalpana Chauhan, Sadab Khan, Sonam Sharma, Anita Pandey

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major pathogen of humans, causing diseases such as pneumonia,bacteremia and meningitis. The authors report a case of pneumococcal septicemia withmeningitis in an infant. The objective of reporting this case is to highlight the importance of blood culture for early diagnosis. Alertness and rapid diagnosis led to favorable outcome in our case.

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INVASIVE PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION IN AN INFANT: A CASE REPORT, Priyanka Chaturvedi, Kalpana Chauhan, Sadab Khan, Sonam Sharma, Anita Pandey INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-2 | February-2019

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