Group B streptococcal meningitis and endopthalmitis.
A 45-year-old man who presented with acute purulent meningitis and anterior uveitis of the right eye was reported. The results of hemoculture, CSF culture, and vitreal fluid grew group B beta-hemolytic Streptococci. Meningitis improved after treatment, but the eye was finally eviscerated.
Chotmongkol
Verajit
V
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Soonfuang
Wasant
W
Chaithawangul
Sunan
S
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae; D014606:Uveitis, Anterior / Q000382:microbiology*