Open AccessPrimary bacterial peritonitis caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae
Author(s) -
Sofia Maraki,
Panagiotis Moraitis,
Sophia Barbagadakis,
Ioannis Vlachakis
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of global infectious diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-8245
pISSN - 0974-777X
DOI - 10.4103/jgid.jgid_197_20
Subject(s) - streptococcus pneumoniae , peritonitis , medicine , laparotomy , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , biology
Primary peritonitis is a rare infection in healthy children, mainly affecting patients with underlying medical disorders. We report a case of primary pneumococcal peritonitis in an immunocompetent 3-year-old boy. Diagnosis was made at laparotomy and cultures of the intra-abdominal pus yielded Streptococcus pneumoniae . Timely antibiotic treatment administered resulted in complete resolution of the infection.