title: Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis complicating varicella in a 3-month-old child.
abstract: Varicella is a common, usually self-limited infectious disease, and complications are believed to be rare. Despite the dramatic increase in invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections associated with varicella zoster virus infections in recent years, post-varicella S. pyogenes meningitis occurs very rarely. The third case in the literature is described here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Hospital Frankfurt/Main, 69596 Frankfurt/Main, Germany. claudia.brandt@em.uni-frankfurt.de
authors.forename: Claudia M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kitz
authors.forename: Rudolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lütticken
authors.forename: Volker
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brade
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents