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Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Healthy Young Woman: A Case Report
Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a rare cause of meningitis in adults that commonly affects patients with multiple underlying comorbidities. Although it is uncommon, it typically progresses very rapidly and has a high mortality rate as compared to other causes of bacterial meningitis. Here, we report...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7569032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33116778 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S277394 |
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author | Payus, Alvin Oliver Clarence, Clarita Azman Ali, Raymond |
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description | Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a rare cause of meningitis in adults that commonly affects patients with multiple underlying comorbidities. Although it is uncommon, it typically progresses very rapidly and has a high mortality rate as compared to other causes of bacterial meningitis. Here, we report a patient with GBS meningitis who had no underlying medical illness and presented with multiple episodes of seizure within hours of developing fever. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis results were consistent with bacterial meningitis, and blood cultures grew GBS. She was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone for 2 weeks and made a great recovery without any sequalae. In conclusion, although GBS meningitis is uncommon in adults, it is a serious medical disease and associated with a high mortality rate. To the best of our knowledge, this patient represents one of the few reported cases of GBS meningitis in a previously healthy young adult. |
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spelling | pubmed-75690322020-10-27 Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Healthy Young Woman: A Case Report Payus, Alvin Oliver Clarence, Clarita Azman Ali, Raymond Int J Gen Med Case Report Group B streptococcus (GBS) is a rare cause of meningitis in adults that commonly affects patients with multiple underlying comorbidities. Although it is uncommon, it typically progresses very rapidly and has a high mortality rate as compared to other causes of bacterial meningitis. Here, we report a patient with GBS meningitis who had no underlying medical illness and presented with multiple episodes of seizure within hours of developing fever. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis results were consistent with bacterial meningitis, and blood cultures grew GBS. She was treated with intravenous ceftriaxone for 2 weeks and made a great recovery without any sequalae. In conclusion, although GBS meningitis is uncommon in adults, it is a serious medical disease and associated with a high mortality rate. To the best of our knowledge, this patient represents one of the few reported cases of GBS meningitis in a previously healthy young adult. Dove 2020-10-14 /pmc/articles/PMC7569032/ /pubmed/33116778 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S277394 Text en © 2020 Payus et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Payus, Alvin Oliver Clarence, Clarita Azman Ali, Raymond Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Healthy Young Woman: A Case Report |
title | Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Healthy Young Woman: A Case Report |
title_full | Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Healthy Young Woman: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Healthy Young Woman: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Healthy Young Woman: A Case Report |
title_short | Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a Healthy Young Woman: A Case Report |
title_sort | group b streptococcal meningitis in a healthy young woman: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7569032/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33116778 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S277394 |
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