title: Group a streptococcal meningitis.
abstract: Meningitis due to group A Streptococcus is uncommon. Only a few cases have been reported in the literature. In this paper, we report a case of a 19-year-old man who presented with fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and a decrease in level of consciousness. Five days prior to admission, he had an episode of acute pharyngitis. Group A Streptococcus was isolated from both the cerebrospinal fluid and blood. He recovered without sequelae after therapy with penicillin G for 2 weeks. Physicians should be aware that group A streptococcal infection may cause meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010400:Penicillin G / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes
chemical_list: D010400:Penicillin G