Septic arthritis of shoeulder caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 23F in a female infant. Report of a case

We present the case of a female infant previously vaccinated against Streptococcus pneumoniae who developed a septic arthritis in the right shoulder. An artrothomy was performed. The culture of the sy- novial fluid was positive for serotype 23F Streptococcus pneumonia.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Flores Nava Gerardo, Hernández Delgado Lorena, Flores Rangel José Luis
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto Nacional de Pediatría 2014-07-01
Series:Acta Pediátrica de México
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Online Access:http://ojs.actapediatrica.org.mx/index.php/APM/article/view/602