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Primary peritonitis in children

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From 1970 through 1979, 19 children were diagnosed to have primary peritonitis accounting for 3.6% of all the acute abdominal emergencies. In all the patients the diagnosis could be established only after laparotomy as the clinical and radiological features were not unique. The transmural migration of the bacteria was the possible source of infection in three patients. Gram negative organisms constituted 69.2% of all the pathogens. The treatment consisted of laparotomy, drainage of pus, appendicectomy and appropriate antibiotics. The overall mortality was 31.5%.

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  1. Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & Associated L.N.J.P.N. Hospitals, 110002, New Delhi, 110002

    Brahma D. Dwivedi M.S., Surendra K. Mathur M.S. (Assistant Professor of Surgery, B-1, Assistant Professor’s Qrs) & Ravi Johar M.S.

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Dwivedi, B.D., Mathur, S.K. & Johar, R. Primary peritonitis in children. Indian J Pediatr 47, 371–374 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02759828

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