A Case Report of Cerebral Meningitis Caused by Penicillin-Non-Susceptible Group B Streptococcus in an Immunocompromised Adult Patient

Streptococcus agalactiae, also known as Group B Streptococcus (GBS), is the leading cause of bacteremia and meningitis in neonates; however, it also causes meningitis in adults, although much less frequently. After the detection of penicillin-non-susceptible GBS (PRGBS) for the first time in 2008 by...

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Autores principales: Hirai, Jun, Kinjo, Takeshi, Haranaga, Shusaku, Fujita, Jiro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32753911
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S251250

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7351979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32753911
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IDR.S251250

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