title: Mixed bacterial meningitis due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis in an 18-month-old child.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, 371 Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34295 Montpellier Cedex 5, France. h-marchandin@chu-montpellier.fr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Marchandin
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: J-M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van de Perre
mesh_terms: 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*