Púrpura fulminante por Streptococcus pneumoniae, reporte de un caso en un Hospital de adultos by PIEDRABUENA, MARIA DE LOS MILAGROS, MOBILIA, L., ALMARA, A., BOLEAS, M., CALARGO, ILEANA MAILEN, PRESTIFILIPPO, ANA

“…In this case, S. pneumoniae serotype 24F was isolated, and it should be noted that this serotype is not included in any of the vaccines available so far. When analyzing this case with fatal outcome, the probable causes such as deficiency of immunoglobulins, EPI (pelvic inflammatory disease), were not proven.It is proposed to maintain the National Program of Surveillance of invasive pneumococcal diseases in adults. …”
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