Group B Streptococcus Meningitis in an HIV-Positive Adult: Case Report and Review

Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae) is a well-known cause of early and late onset infections in neonates and very young infants. Recently attention has focused on the changing spectrum of invasive Group B Streptococcus (GBS) disease, including children beyond early infancy and non-pregnant adults. There is very little information available on invasive GBS infection especially meningitis in pediatric population older than three months of age. We report a case of uncomplicated meningitis due to GBS in a previously healthy 5-year-old boy. The literature on infection especially meningitis caused by Group B Streptococcus beyond infancy is reviewed.

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Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a 5-year-old boy

Managoli

Chaturvedi

Vilhekar

2003

Indian J Pediatr

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Susceptibility to infection in early life: a growing role for human genetics

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Community-acquired group B streptococcal meningitis in adults

Kassel

Haeringen

Brouwer

et al. 2020

Journal of Infection

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Group B Streptococcus Meningitis in an HIV-Positive Adult: Case Report and Review

Abstract: We report a new case of meningitis due to group B streptococci (S. agalactiae) in an HIV-positive patient. Only three other cases have been reported so far, and common features are discussed.

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Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a 5-year-old boy

Group B Streptococcal Meningitis in a 5-year-old boy

Susceptibility to infection in early life: a growing role for human genetics

Community-acquired group B streptococcal meningitis in adults

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