Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

Despite the dramatic decrease in invasive pneumococcal disease since the widespread use of the first pneumococcal vaccine, invasive and resistant disease still occurs. We present a case of ceftriaxone-resistant pneumococcal meningitis suggesting that continued vigilance is warranted for empiric trea...

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Main Authors: Naomi Hauser, Miguel E. Cervera-Hernandez, John Lonks, Najam Zaidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Meningitis
Ceftriaxone resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917302469
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spelling doaj-d5609d0f5a214c29ad3ecc7d64f3c56f2021-07-02T07:56:15ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092018-01-0111C7310.1016/j.idcr.2018.01.008Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniaeNaomi Hauser0Miguel E. Cervera-Hernandez1John Lonks2Najam Zaidi3Department of Medicine, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI, United StatesDepartment of Medicine, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI, United StatesDivision of Infectious Disease, Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, United StatesDivision of Infectious Disease, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI, United StatesDespite the dramatic decrease in invasive pneumococcal disease since the widespread use of the first pneumococcal vaccine, invasive and resistant disease still occurs. We present a case of ceftriaxone-resistant pneumococcal meningitis suggesting that continued vigilance is warranted for empiric treatment of meningitis when Streptococcus pneumoniae is a concern.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917302469Streptococcus pneumoniaeMeningitisCeftriaxone resistance
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Najam Zaidi
Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
IDCases
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Meningitis
Ceftriaxone resistance
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Miguel E. Cervera-Hernandez
John Lonks
Najam Zaidi
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title Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
title_short Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
title_full Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
title_fullStr Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
title_full_unstemmed Rare but not forgotten: A case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
title_sort rare but not forgotten: a case of meningitis due to ceftriaxone-resistant streptococcus pneumoniae
publisher Elsevier
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issn 2214-2509
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Despite the dramatic decrease in invasive pneumococcal disease since the widespread use of the first pneumococcal vaccine, invasive and resistant disease still occurs. We present a case of ceftriaxone-resistant pneumococcal meningitis suggesting that continued vigilance is warranted for empiric treatment of meningitis when Streptococcus pneumoniae is a concern.
topic Streptococcus pneumoniae
Meningitis
Ceftriaxone resistance
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250917302469
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