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Published on: November 5, 2019
[Characteristics of group A streptococcal meningitis in children]
C Levy1, Ph Bidet2, S Bonacorsi2
1Groupe de pathologie infectieuse pédiatrique (GPIP) de la Société française de pédiatrie, CHU Lenval, 57, avenue de la Californie, 06200 Nice, France; ACTIV (Association clinique et thérapeutique infantile du Val-de-Marne), 27, rue Inkermann, 94100 Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France; Centre de recherche clinique (CRC) et Centre hospitalier intercommunal (CHI), 40, avenue de Verdun, 94010 Créteil, France.
Abstract:
Group A streptococcal (GAS) meningitis in children are rare. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical, biological and outcome data on GAS meningitis recorded in the Bacterial Meningitis (BM) French Surveillance Network (GPIP/ACTIV). From 2001 through 2012, 4,564 children suffering from proven bacterial meningitis were recorded in the data base. Among them, 0.7 % were GAS infections. The median age was 5.6 years. A history of community acquired infection before the onset of GAS meningitis was frequent. Apart from the identification of the bacterial species, GAS meningitis were clinically and biologically indistinguishable from meningitis caused by other pathogens notably S. pneumoniae. Case fatality rate was 8 %.
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