Escherichia Coli bacteremia and rapidly progressive cellulitis in a child with newly diagnosed nephrotic syndrome

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) in children is associated with spontaneous bacterial infections, including peritonitis as well as cellulitis secondary to chronic third-spacing of intracellular fluid. Typical pathogens that cause cellulitis in these patients are gram-positive bacteria whereas gram-negative o...

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Main Authors: Cristina E. Alcorta, Adam R. Kronish, Matthew L. Lorenz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250921001748