Streptococcus Viridans meningitis in an immunocompetent child: A case report

In bacterial meningitis, the Viridans streptococci group is not considered a prevalent pathogen. In contrast, the S. viridans group may cause endocarditis and fatal infections in immunocompromised children and adults. We report a 5‐year‐old immunocompetent boy with signs of meningitis. The CSF teste...

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Autores principales: Goudarzi, Ali, Sarmadian, Roham, Yousefichaijan, Parsa, Gilani, Abolfazl
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9994428/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36911641
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7058
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Sumario:In bacterial meningitis, the Viridans streptococci group is not considered a prevalent pathogen. In contrast, the S. viridans group may cause endocarditis and fatal infections in immunocompromised children and adults. We report a 5‐year‐old immunocompetent boy with signs of meningitis. The CSF tested positive for meningitis with streptococcus viridans.

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