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Acute terminal ileitis associated with pneumococcal bacteremia: case report and review of pneumococcal gastrointestinal diseases.

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Petti, CA; Ignatius Ou, S-H; Sexton, DJ
Published in: Clin Infect Dis
May 15, 2002

In this report, we describe a patient with acute terminal ileitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, review 3 previously reported cases of isolated enteritis due to S. pneumoniae, and summarize the English-language literature on primary and secondary pneumococcal gastrointestinal diseases. Various theories have been advanced to explain the pathogenesis of this rare and potentially life-threatening form of pneumococcal infection, but the mechanism by which S. pneumoniae causes gastrointestinal disease is still unknown.

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Clin Infect Dis

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EISSN

1537-6591

Publication Date

May 15, 2002

Volume

34

Issue

10

Start / End Page

E50 / E53

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Pneumococcal Infections
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
  • Female
  • Crohn Disease
  • Bacteremia
  • Adult
  • Acute Disease
 

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Petti, C. A., Ignatius Ou, S.-H., & Sexton, D. J. (2002). Acute terminal ileitis associated with pneumococcal bacteremia: case report and review of pneumococcal gastrointestinal diseases. Clin Infect Dis, 34(10), E50–E53. https://doi.org/10.1086/340262
Petti, Cathy A., S. -. H. Ignatius Ou, and Daniel J. Sexton. “Acute terminal ileitis associated with pneumococcal bacteremia: case report and review of pneumococcal gastrointestinal diseases.Clin Infect Dis 34, no. 10 (May 15, 2002): E50–53. https://doi.org/10.1086/340262.
Petti, Cathy A., et al. “Acute terminal ileitis associated with pneumococcal bacteremia: case report and review of pneumococcal gastrointestinal diseases.Clin Infect Dis, vol. 34, no. 10, May 2002, pp. E50–53. Pubmed, doi:10.1086/340262.
Journal cover image

Published In

Clin Infect Dis

DOI

EISSN

1537-6591

Publication Date

May 15, 2002

Volume

34

Issue

10

Start / End Page

E50 / E53

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Pneumococcal Infections
  • Microbiology
  • Humans
  • Gastrointestinal Diseases
  • Female
  • Crohn Disease
  • Bacteremia
  • Adult
  • Acute Disease