| A longitudinal case series description of meningitis due to Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus in infants. | |
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PMID: 22075594 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus, previously known as Streptococcus bovis biotype II.2, is known to cause multiple infectious complications, including bacterial meningitis, in adults. Only sporadic individual case reports have identified this pathogen as a cause of meningitis in infants. This study is the first to longitudinally document S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus as a cause of meningitis in four epidemiologically unrelated infants less than 2 weeks of age. The 16S rRNA gene sequences of all 4 isolates were identical, and further were identical to 3 central nervous system (CNS) strains (two adults and one child) reported in existing literature. S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus is an increasingly recognized cause of meningitis and bacteremia in the newborn period, and it merits further study with respect to etiology of infection. |
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Authors:
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J Michael Klatte; Jill E Clarridge; Denise Bratcher; Rangaraj Selvarangan |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2011-11-09 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical microbiology Volume: 50 ISSN: 1098-660X ISO Abbreviation: J. Clin. Microbiol. Publication Date: 2012 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-12-28 Completed Date: 2012-04-11 Revised Date: 2012-07-02 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505564 Medline TA: J Clin Microbiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 57-60 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Pediatric Infectious Diseases Section, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. mklatte@cmh.edu |
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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therapeutic use Cluster Analysis DNA, Bacterial / chemistry, genetics DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry, genetics Female Humans Infant, Newborn Male Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*, drug therapy, microbiology*, pathology Phylogeny RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics Sequence Analysis, DNA Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*, drug therapy, microbiology*, pathology Streptococcus bovis / classification, isolation & purification* |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/DNA, Bacterial; 0/DNA, Ribosomal; 0/RNA, Ribosomal, 16S |
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