title: Fatal Group A Streptococcal meningitis in an adult.
abstract: Despite the recent resurgence in reports of invasive Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infections worldwide, it remains a rare cause of pyogenic meningitis both in children and adults. We report a case of fatal GAS meningitis in a healthy adult emphasizing the need for clinicians to be aware of its fulminant course, prompting early diagnosis and treatment. There is also a need to consider postexposure chemoprophylaxis in close contacts of such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuromicrobiology, NIMHANS, Bangalore - 560 029, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pradhan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagarathna
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Srikanth
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dias
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chandramuki
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*