title: Acute bacterial meningitis secondary to gamma hemolytic streptococcus. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Gamma hemolytic streptococcal meningitis in a 17-year-old boy resulted in a severe purulent reaction and death. Review of the literature shows only one other case of a gamma hemolytic streptococcus as the cause of bacterial meningitis in the absence of endocarditis.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections