학술논문
Streptococcus pyogenes Meningitis Complicating Varicella in a 3-month-old Child.
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*CHICKENPOX
*STREPTOCOCCUS pyogenes
*MENINGITIS
*JUVENILE diseases
*COMMUNICABLE diseases
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Language
ISSN
0036-5548
Abstract
Varicella is a common, usually self-limited infectious disease, and complications are believed to be rare. Despite the dramatic increase in invasive Streptococcus pyogenes infections associated with varicella zoster virus infections in recent years, post-varicella S. pyogenes meningitis occurs very rarely. The third case in the literature is described here. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]