Group B streptococcal meningitis in a 5-year-old boy.

Autor: Managoli, Sanjeev, Chaturvedi, Pushpa, Vilhekar, Krishna, Vilhekar, Krishna Y
Zdroj: Indian Journal of Pediatrics; Jun2003, Vol. 70 Issue 6, p509-511, 3p
Abstrakt: Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) is a well-known cause of early and late onset infections in neonates and very young infants. Recently attention has focused on the changing spectrum of invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease, including children beyond early infancy and non-pregnant adults. There is very little information available on invasive GBS infection especially meningitis in pediatric population older than three months of age. We report a case of uncomplicated meningitis due to GBS in a previously healthy 5-year-old boy. The literature on infection especially meningitis caused by Group B Streptococcus beyond infancy is reviewed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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