Streptococcus sanguis meningitis: report of a case
Chotmongkol, V.; Panthavasit, J.; Vorachit, M.
Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand 85(7): 839-841
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208 PMID: 12296418 Document Number: 7678
A 35-year-old woman who presented with acute purulent meningitis and hearing loss was reported. No bacteria was seen with Gram' s stain of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). CSF grew Streptococcus viridans, which was subsequently identified to be S. sanguis. The patient improved after treatment, including hearing.
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