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Oct 2026
Severe Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in Two Siblings: Austrian Syndrome and Infected Aortic Aneurysm
Background: Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) is a severe form of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, defined by its isolation from a normally sterile site (such as blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)), and carries high mortality (approximately 20% in adults, rising to 30–40% in the elderly), particularly with multior...
Carolina V. Monteiro, C. Santos, Miguel Silva et al.
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