Subdural empyema and group C Streptococcus.
We have described a case of subdural empyema in a 13-year-old boy whose presentation was not atypical for the disease. The unusual organism cultured from his blood, frontal sinuses, middle ear, meninges, and epidura was group C beta-hemolytic Streptococcus.
Layon
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McCulley
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D000293:Adolescent; D013354:Empyema, Subdural / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification