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Case Reports
. 1978 Dec;70(6):948-50.
doi: 10.1093/ajcp/70.6.948.

Meningitis caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae in a preterm infant

R J Quinn, A F Hallett, P C Appelbaum, R C Cooper
Case Reports

Meningitis caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae in a preterm infant

R J Quinn et al. Am J Clin Pathol. 1978 Dec.

Abstract

This report describes a case of meningitis caused by a Lancefield group C streptococcus (Streptococcus dysgalactiae) in a 9-week-old infant. Bacteria of this group rarely cause serious infections in man. The organism was identified as a member of Lancefield group C by the acid extraction method and as S. dysgalactiae by biochemical tests. The patient's condition responded well to penicillin and tobramycin therapy, with no obvious neurologic sequelae.

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