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Group A Streptococcal Meningitis in a Pediatric Patient

Author(s) -

Sergio Fanella,

Joanne Embreé

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

canadian journal of infectious diseases and medical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.634

H-Index - 38

eISSN - 1918-1493

pISSN - 1712-9532

DOI - 10.1155/2008/594583

Subject(s) - meningitis , medicine , streptococcus pyogenes , otitis , external jugular vein , streptococcus , surgery , bacteremia , girl , streptococcus agalactiae , thrombosis , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , psychology , biology , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics , developmental psychology

A case of group A streptococcal meningitis is reported in a 14-year-old girl with a history of recurrent otitis media. She presented to the emergency room with an altered level of consciousness; the organism was isolated from her spinal fluid and blood. Her course was complicated by a left-sided sinus vein thrombosis with extension to the external jugular vein, which has previously been reported in the literature only once. Streptococcus pyogenes is a common cause of invasive infections, but is a highly uncommon cause of meningitis.

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