| Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis: report of a case and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 10923229 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Streptococcus pyogenes is a very uncommon cause of bacterial meningitis beyond the neonatal period. A case report and a review of the recent literature is presented. We report on a previously healthy 7-year-old boy who developed S. pyogenes meningitis following a 2-day history of otitis media. A CT scan revealed right-sided mastoiditis as a possible focus of infection. The patient was treated with penicillin G for 14 days. The clinical course was uneventful, and the recovered without sequelae. By means of the polymerase chain reaction, the presence of streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxin (SPE) B and SPE C, but not SPE A genes was discovered from the bacterial DNA. CONCLUSION: Streptococcus pyogenes is a rare cause of bacterial meningitis but has to be considered as the causative pathogen beyond the neonatal period. |
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Authors:
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R Berner; S Herdeg; N Gordjani; M Brandis |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: European journal of pediatrics Volume: 159 ISSN: 0340-6199 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Pediatr. Publication Date: 2000 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2001-01-08 Completed Date: 2001-01-08 Revised Date: 2005-11-16 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7603873 Medline TA: Eur J Pediatr Country: GERMANY |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 527-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University Children's Hospital, Freiburg, Germany. berner@kk1200.ukl.uni-freiburg.de |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Bacterial Proteins* Child Exotoxins / analysis Humans Male Mastoiditis / diagnosis Membrane Proteins* Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis* Polymerase Chain Reaction Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis* Streptococcus pyogenes* Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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0/Bacterial Proteins; 0/Exotoxins; 0/Membrane Proteins; 0/SpeA protein, Streptococcus pyogenes; 0/erythrogenic toxin |
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