Meningitis due to viridans streptococci in adults.
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.
Enting
R H
RH
Department of Neurology, Academic Medical Centre H2-214, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. R.H.Enting@AMC.UVA.NL
de Gans
J
J
Blankevoort
J P
JP
Spanjaard
L
L
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