Streptococcus pneumoniae in Urinary Tracts of Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
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چکیده
Streptococcus pneumoniae is not commonly considered an agent of urinary tract infections. We report 3 children with urinary tract abnormalities who had high numbers of S. pneumoniae in their urine (≥10⁴ CFU/mL) and varying clinical symptoms.
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