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...
Main Authors: | Asseel Al-Bayati, Steven Douedi, Ghadier Alsaoudi, Maurice Mosseri, Safa Albustani, Vandan Upadhyaya, Nancy Gornish, Mohamed Elsawaf |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-01-01
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Series: | IDCases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920302158 |
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