Group C Streptococcal Endocarditis Presenting as Clinical Meningitis: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature
Lancefield group C streptococci are known to be pathogenic in a number of animal species, but cause human disease much less commonly than do streptococci of scrogroups A or B. Reported cases of bacteremic infection, pneumonia or meningitis in humans have been very severe with a grave prognosis. The...
Main Authors: | Allen R Huang, Dalius J Briedis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
1992-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/597941 |
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