A possible secondary case of pneumococcal meningitis.
Although institutional outbreaks of pneumococcal infection have been reported, secondary cases of pneumococcal meningitis do not seem to have been described. We report two cases of pneumococcal meningitis involving the same serotype occurring in individuals with direct contact.
Razzaq
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Royal Devon & Exeter Health Care NHS Trust, UK.
Riordan
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T
McNinch
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AW
Daneshmend
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TK
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012703:Serotyping; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*