Streptococcus pneumoniaepurulent pericarditis in a neonate

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Purulent bacterial pericarditis is an uncommon infection that manifests during childhood, and in the post-antibiotic era<jats:italic>Streptococcus pneumoniae</jats:italic>is an unusual cause. We report a case of purulent bacterial pericarditis in a neonate caused by<jats:italic>Streptococcus pneumoniae</jats:italic>serotype 7F. Although cases of bacterial pericarditis caused by<jats:italic>Streptococcus pneumoniae</jats:italic>as a causative agent have been reported, their combination in a neonate is unique and this is, to our knowledge, the first case of this combination in the newborn period.</jats:p>