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SUBMITTER: Taylor A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10617357 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Taylor Amanda A Elliott Brodie M BM Atkinson John J Roberts Sally S Voss Lesley L Best Emma J EJ Webb Rachel R
Emerging infectious diseases 20231101 11
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) primary peritonitis is a rare cause of pediatric acute abdomen (sudden onset of severe abdominal pain); only 26 pediatric cases have been reported in the English language literature since 1980. We discuss 20 additional cases of pediatric primary peritonitis caused by GAS among patients at Starship Children's Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand, during 2010-2022. We compare identified cases of GAS primary peritonitis to cases described in the existing pediatric literature. ...[more]