Mixed bacterial meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis in an 18-month-old child.
We report an unusual case of culture-proven pneumococcal and meningococcal mixed meningitis in an 18-month-old girl. The patient responded well to antimicrobial therapy and recovered completely without sequelae. No underlying condition could be demonstrated except a rhinitis of unknown etiology 2 days before the onset of the symptoms suggesting meningitis.
Marchandin
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Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. h-marchandin@chu-montpellier.fr
Ventura
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Alonso
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Van de Perre
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000209:etiology*; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000209:etiology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification*