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:archives of pediatric infectious diseases
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mesa-del-castillo b. p. hospital clinical university virgen de la arrixaca, murcia, spain; reumatologia pediatric, consultations outside of pediatrics, hospital university virgen de la arrixaca, carretera cartagena-madrid s/n. el palmar (30020), murcia, spain. tel +34-968395394, fax: +34-968395339
paula alcaniz rodiguez hospital clinical university virgen de la arrixaca, murcia, spain
ana blazquez hospital clinical university virgen de la arrixaca, murcia, spain
marta castellon perez hospital clinical university virgen de la arrixaca, murcia, spain
carme salvador garcia hospital clinical university virgen de la arrixaca, murcia, spain
ana menasalvas ruiz hospital clinical university virgen de la arrixaca, murcia, spain
the current paper presents a three-year-old toddler with an acute and severe osteoarticular infection of her left hip and proximal thigh. in the first 24 hours she underwent an arthrotomy and during the intravenous phase of antibiotic treatment multiple teeth were removed because of an extensive periodontal disease. streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis (sdse) was identified in her bloo...