Fatal outcome of group-G streptococcal meningitis (a case report)
Mohan, P.K.; Shanmugam, J.; Nair, A.; Tharakan, J.
Journal of Postgraduate Medicine 35(1): 49-50
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-3859 PMID: 2585338 Document Number: 326936
An adult woman developed meningitis caused by Group-G streptococci. The organism was successfully isolated both from blood and cerebrospinal fluid of the patient. The woman succumbed to infection despite an appropriate antibiotic therapy.
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