Group C Streptococcal Meningitis in an Adult
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 140 (7) , 977-978
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1980.00040020977022
Abstract
Although group C streptococci are infrequent pathogens in man, they commonly cause disease in animals. Only recently have they been recognized as a causative agent in meningitis in man. To our knowledge, no previous report has documented a source for the infection. We treated a previously healthy young adult with group C streptococcal meningitis, who responded rapidly to antibiotic therapy. The same species (Streptococcus zooepidemicus) that was isolated from the CSF of the patient also grew from the pharynx of the patient's horse. (Arch Intern Med 140:977-978, 1980)This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Incidence and Etiology of Septic Meningitis in a Metropolitan County HospitalAmerican Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1976