title: Meningitis due to viridans streptococci in adults.
abstract: Seven patients are reported with meningitis due to viridans streptococci. These patients represented 5% of culture-proven cases of bacterial meningitis in adults participating in a prospective multicentre clinical trial evaluating the use of dexamethasone. Meningitis was iatrogenic in three patients: one patient had been treated with endoscopic sclerotherapy for oesophageal varices, and two patients had undergone thermocoagulation of the gasserian ganglion for trigeminal neuralgia in the previous days.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre H2-214, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. R.H.Enting@AMC.UVA.NL
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Enting
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Gans
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Blankevoort
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spanjaard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D013291:Streptococcus