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1554826

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-5-7
pubmed:abstractText
Meningitis due to group A streptococci occurs uncommonly. We report two cases, one in a patient with otitis media and the other in a patient with bullous pemphigoid. Nineteen cases in the English-language literature from the past decade plus our two cases are reviewed. In 17 patients, an associated illness was present, most often otitis media or pharyngitis. When performed, gram staining of the cerebrospinal fluid and cultures of blood usually yielded organisms. Cerebrospinal fluid was acellular in two patients. Of 21 patients, 20 survived. Antibiotic therapy, which consisted of penicillin for most patients, was effective. Ceftriaxone may be an alternative agent. Neurologic sequelae occurred more often in children than in adults.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
1058-4838
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
418-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Group A streptococcal meningitis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports