Meningitis from invasive Streptococcus agalactiae in a healthy young adult

Meningitis from invasive Streptococcus agalactiae in a healthy young adult

Streptococcus agalactiae is well known to be a potential etiology of bacterial meningitis in neonates. Invasive S. agalactiae has been also reported in nonpregnant adults. Among adults, the incidence of invasive group B Streptococcus (GBS) has been increasing 2–4 times in the past 2 decades. Chronic...

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Main Authors: Asseel Al-Bayati, Steven Douedi, Ghadier Alsaoudi, Maurice Mosseri, Safa Albustani, Vandan Upadhyaya, Nancy Gornish, Mohamed Elsawaf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Group B streptococcus
Streptococcus agalactiae
Acute otitis media
Mastoiditis
Meningitis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920302158

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