一例老年男性中Streptococcus iniae的脑,腹膜下和扩散性脑膜炎:一个病例报告

Abdeali Ginwala1, Ajit Tambolkar2, Sanjay Pujari3

  • 1Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Poona Hospital and Research Centre Pune, Maharashtra, India, Corresponding Author.

概括

这份病例报告详细介绍了一个老年印度人的Streptococcus iniae脑膜炎,一种罕见的感染. 及时诊断和抗生素治疗对于管理这种严重的侵入性Streptococcus iniae感染至关重要.

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