Exogenous re-infection by a novel Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14 as a cause of recurrent meningitis in a child from The Gambia.
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob
; 8: 3, 2009 Jan 20.
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ABSTRACT
We report a case of an infant who experienced exogenous re-infection of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 14 as a cause of recurrent meningitis after apparently successful antibiotic treatment with ceftriaxone. eBURST analysis revealed that isolates from the two episodes of meningitis belonged to hypervirulent ST63 and ST3321 clonal complexes respectively.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Análise de Sequência de DNA
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Meningite Pneumocócica
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article