Meningitis due to an unusual human pathogen: Streptococcus equi subspecies equi

Southern Medical Journal
Gabriel-Adrian PopescuElisabeta Benea

Abstract

Streptococcus equi subspecies equi is involved in human infection. We present a case of meningitis in a 75-year-old patient with a favorable outcome after ceftriaxone and dexamethasone therapy. To our knowledge, it is the first case reported in an adult.

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