Open AccessMeningitis por Streptococcus pyogenes: informe de un caso pediátrico
Author(s) -
Raúl Ruvinsky,
Yamila Schindler,
Gabriela Urman,
Laura Cortés Lopera,
Josefina Carrano,
Ana L Paolillo,
Arnoldo Grosman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - Spanish
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2020.e309
Subject(s) - streptococcus pyogenes , meningitis , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , biology , pediatrics , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
Beta hemolytic particularly of group A Streptococcus meningitis, is a rare site of the group of invasive infections caused by this microorganism. It occurs frequently in healthy children, without predisposing factors. It represents 0.2-1 % of all meningitis. It is usually installed by dissemination from a nearby focus. The addition of clindamycin improves the treatment efficacy by inhibition of bacterial protein synthesis, including toxin production. The pathogenesis of the disease is not clear, the association with exotoxins was proposed. Co-infection with the influenza virus would favor invasive infections. We present this case of a previously healthy 6-year-old boy with a diagnosis of beta hemolytic Streptococcus meningitis group A, a rare location in children.