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16038740

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-7-25
pubmed:abstractText
Group A streptococcus is an uncommon cause of meningitis in children. We report a single case of Group A streptococcus meningitis, in an apparently healthy 6-week-old infant. Twenty-five cases in the English-language literature in the last 25 years and our case are reviewed. The commonest associated illness was otitis media. Of the 25 patients, 24 survived. Antibiotic therapy, which consisted of penicillin in the majority of patients, was effective. Ceftriaxone was an alternative agent. Neurological sequelae were not uncommon. This report emphasizes the fact that Group A streptococcus can cause meningitis in healthy children without apparent recognizable foci of infection.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1532-2742
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
51
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
E1-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-12-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Group A streptococcal meningitis: case report and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, 5th Floor, Sandringham Building, University Hospitals of Leicester, Infirmary Road, Leicester LE1 5WW, UK. sunil_perera@yahoo.co.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports