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Surgical wound infection caused by a multi drug resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 19A after a total coloproctectomy with ileostomy

Year: 2020
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) colonizes asymptomatically the human nasopharynx. This pathogen is responsible for sinusitis, otitis media, pneumonia, bacteremia and meningitis. We report the case of a 35-year-old female patient who developed a surgical wound infection by a multi drug resistant S. pneumoniae serotype 19A after a total coloprotectomy. This first found in Morocco shows the implication of multidrug resistant S. pneumoniae in surgical wound infections.
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.35.97.19128
Authors: Nzoyikorera Néhémie, Khalid Zerouali, Idrissa Diawara, Khalid Katfy, Fakhreddine Maaloum, Sylvestre Kabura, Bahija Zaki, Chehab Farid, Houria Belabbes, Naima Elmdaghri
Language: English
Subfield: Epidemiology
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $180
OpenAlex ID: W3015859614
FWCI: 0.176
Cites: 8
Cited by: 2
Related to: 10