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Acute purulent pericarditis in childhood: don’t forget β-haemolytic group-A Streptococcus

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  1. AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Service des Urgences Pédiatriques, Pôle de Pédiatrie Aiguë et Médecine Interne, Université Paris Diderot-Paris VII, Paris, France

    François Angoulvant & Hélène Bellanger

  2. AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Service de Cardiologie Pédiatrique, Pôle de Pédiatrie Spécialisée, Université Paris Diderot-Paris VII, Paris, France

    Suzel Magnier

  3. AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Service de Microbiologie, Pôle de Biologie, Université Paris Diderot-Paris VII, Paris, France

    Philippe Bidet

  4. AP-HP, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Service de Réanimation et Surveillance Continue Pédiatriques, Pôle de Pédiatrie Aiguë et Médecine Interne, Université Paris Diderot-Paris VII, Paris, France

    Carole Saizou & Stéphane Dauger

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Angoulvant, F., Bellanger, H., Magnier, S. et al. Acute purulent pericarditis in childhood: don’t forget β-haemolytic group-A Streptococcus . Intensive Care Med 37, 1709–1710 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2259-4

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