Streptococcus bovis meningitis and hemorrhoids.
We report a case of Streptococcus bovis (Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus) meningitis, a rare cause of central nervous system (CNS) infection in an adult, and comment on the importance of investigation of the lower gastrointestinal tract to identify a portal of entry in cases of systemic Streptococcus bovis infection.
Smith
Adam Hewitt
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45 Commando Royal Marines, RM Condor, Arbroath, Angus DD11 3SP, Scotland.
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Harminder K
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Bawa
Sandeep
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Stevens
Richard
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D003113:Colonoscopy; D005260:Female; D006484:Hemorrhoids / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large / Q000473:pathology; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D016985:Streptococcus bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*