Fatal Group A Streptococcal meningitis in an adult.
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.
Mani
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Department of Neuromicrobiology, NIMHANS, Bangalore - 560 029, India.
Mahadevan
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Pradhan
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Nagarathna
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Srikanth
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Dias
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Chandramuki
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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*