Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis in children: report of two cases and literature review.
Streptococcus pyogenes meningitis (SPM) occurs sporadically, even with the increase of invasive streptococcal disease observed in the past years. We reported two cases of SPM in infants to alert pediatricians for the possibility of this agent as a cause of meningitis in previously healthy children.
Pediatric Infectious Diseases Service, Santa Casa de São Paulo Hospital, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. volpearnoni@uol.com.br
Mariana V
MV
Arnoni
Eitan N
EN
Berezin
Marco A P
MA
Sáfadi
Flávia J
FJ
Almeida
Cláudia R C
CR
Lopes
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D010406:Penicillins