Abstract
During a 13-year period 9 patients admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit for life-threatening noninfectious conditions developed pneumococcal sepsis within 48 h of admission. All patients were Bedouins, a population group characterized by high prevalence of respiratory carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae. In populations with high carriage rates of S. pneumoniae, critically ill children appear to be at increased risk of pneumococcal sepsis.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1092-1094 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 24 Nov 2001 |
Keywords
- Children
- Intensive care
- Sepsis
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
