"Honey moon" meningitis.
Streptococcus agalactiae is a rare cause of meningitis in healthy non-pregnant adults. A case of S. agalactiae meningitis is reported in a previously healthy young woman following sexual intercourse for the first time. The vaginal flora was the verified source of infection.
Agouridakis
P
P
General Hospital of Rethymno, Rethymno, Greece.
Ioannidou
E
E
Dalezios
M
M
Panagopoulou
V
V
Drandakis
P
P
D000293:Adolescent; D003075:Coitus; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology*