Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis in children: report of two cases and literature review
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Flávia Jacqueline Almeida; Claudia Regina Cachulo Lopes; Mariana Volpe Arnoni; Eitan Naaman Berezin; Marco Aurélio Palazzi Sáfadi
- Source
- Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 3, Pp 375-377
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.11 n.3 2007
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)
instacron:BSID
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 375-377, Published: JUN 2007
- Subject
- Male
Microbiology (medical)
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Streptococcus pyogenes
lcsh:QR1-502
Penicillins
medicine.disease_cause
Invasive streptococcal disease
lcsh:Microbiology
Meningitis, Bacterial
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
children
Streptococcal Infections
medicine
Humans
lcsh:RC109-216
business.industry
fungi
Infant
meningitis
medicine.disease
Infectious Diseases
Child, Preschool
Immunology
business
Meningitis
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1678-4391
Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis (SPM) occurs sporadically, even with the increase of invasive streptococcal disease observed in the past years. We reported two cases of SPM in infants to alert pediatricians for the possibility of this agent as a cause of meningitis in previously healthy children.