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ArticleRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo2017

Subdural empyema caused by Peptostreptococcus sp.: a complication of acute pharyngitis.

Jesús Rojas-Jaimes, Alberto Diaz-Tello, Cristian Carpio Bazán, Meredith Kerrigan

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Article in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jesús Rojas-JaimesUniversidad Científica del Sur, Laboratorio de Biología Celular, Lima, Peru.
Alberto Diaz-TelloHospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Departamento de Microbiología, Lima, Peru.
Cristian Carpio BazánHospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Departamento de Neurología, Lima, Peru.
Meredith KerriganTulane University, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, United States.
Hospital Base Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen · PENational University of San Marcos · PETulane University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subdural Empyema (ESD) is the collection of purulent fluid that develops between the exterior "dura mater" layer and the middle "arachnoid mater" layer that covers the brain. ESD can be caused by a primary infection located in the paranasal sinuses. In many aerobic and/or anaerobic bacterial cases, hearing or traumatic processes serve as the causative agent. This report presents pharyngitis in a young girl which later developed into a subdural empyema caused by the bacteria Peptostreptococcus sp. The report emphasizes the correct clinical valuation of pharyngitis as a risk factor for developing subdural empyema in children.

Indexed as

Acute DiseaseChildEmpyema, SubduralFemaleGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHumansPeptostreptococcusPharyngitisRisk FactorsTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID29267591
PMCPMC5738768
OpenAlexW2779475168

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