Streptococcus Pneumoniae Causing Intra-abdominal and Pelvic Infection: A Case Series

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a pathogen known to cause pneumonia, sinusitis, meningitis, and otitis media, but is overlooked as a pathogen causing gastrointestinal illness. We report four cases of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing intra-abdominal and pelvic infection. Streptococcus pneumoniae should b...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 9; no. 12; p. e1967
Main Authors Ronnachit, Amrita, Ellenberger, Katherine A, Gray, Timothy J, Liu, Eunice Y, Gilbey, Timothy L, Cheong, Elaine Y, Gottlieb, Thomas, McKew, Genevieve L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 19.12.2017
Cureus
Subjects
Abdomen
Case reports
Gastroenterology
Immunization
Infectious Disease
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Penicillin
Streptococcus infections
Vaccines
pelvis
infection
streptococcus pneumoniae
abdomen
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Summary:Streptococcus pneumoniae is a pathogen known to cause pneumonia, sinusitis, meningitis, and otitis media, but is overlooked as a pathogen causing gastrointestinal illness. We report four cases of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing intra-abdominal and pelvic infection. Streptococcus pneumoniae should be considered in the setting of intra-abdominal infection, especially in patients with risk factors for invasive pneumococcal disease or with a concomitant respiratory infection at presentation.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.1967