Streptococcus sanguis meningitis: report of a case.
A 35-year-old woman who presented with acute purulent meningitis and hearing loss was reported. No bacteria was seen with Gram' s stain of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF grew Streptococcus viridans, which was subsequently identified to be S. sanguis. The patient improved after treatment, including hearing.
Chotmongkol
Verajit
V
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Panthavasit
Jedsada
J
Vorachit
Malai
M
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis / Q000302:isolation & purification*