Hede SV. Diagnosis and Treatment of Childhood Meningitis Caused by Streptococcus bovis Group.
Curr Infect Dis Rep 2016;
18:11. [PMID:
26879740 DOI:
10.1007/s11908-016-0519-8]
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Abstract
Streptococcus bovis is a rare, but important cause of bacterial meningitis in children. Since its discovery in the early 1970s, the pathogen has undergone multiple taxonomic changes producing four distinct subspecies today, the most prevalent of which is S. gallolyticus subsp pasteurianus in infants and children. While initially reported as sporadic case reports, there is a growing body of literature documenting invasive disease primarily in neonates and infants clinically indistinguishable from group B streptococcus. In this review, I discuss the taxonomic evolution of S. bovis meningitis and its subsequent clinical diagnosis, manifestations and treatment in children.
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