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The site and clinical manifestations were evaluated for all patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The common infection sites were the abdominal cavity, skin and soft tissue, intracranial, and invasive pulmonary, with the abdominal cavity being the most frequently affected. The drug susceptibility test showed 100% sensitivity to ceftriaxone, levofloxacin, chloramphenicol, vancomycin, and linezolid, 92.6% sensitivity to penicillin, 73.3% resistance to erythromycin, and 76.7% resistance to clindamycin. Besides antibiotic therapy, surgical intervention or pus drainage was often necessary. Lung imaging of four patients revealed pulmonary abscesses, nodules, or encapsulated pleura. Two cases yielded positive culture results, while three were identified as positive through high-throughput nucleotide sequencing of pleural effusion.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>In children with <jats:italic>Streptococcus intermedius<\/jats:italic> infection, emphasis should be placed on the risk of pus or abscess formation. In cases of pulmonary abscess and pleural effusion, especially in male children, <jats:italic>Streptococcus intermedius<\/jats:italic> should be suspected even if the culture is negative. 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