[Characteristics of group A streptococcal meningitis in children].

Abstract

Group A streptococcal (GAS) meningitis in children are rare. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical, biological and outcome data on GAS meningitis recorded in the Bacterial Meningitis (BM) French Surveillance Network (GPIP/ACTIV). From 2001 through 2012, 4,564 children suffering from proven bacterial meningitis were recorded in the data base. Among them, 0.7 % were GAS infections. The median age was 5.6 years. A history of community acquired infection before the onset of GAS meningitis was frequent. Apart from the identification of the bacterial species, GAS meningitis were clinically and biologically indistinguishable from meningitis caused by other pathogens notably S. pneumoniae. Case fatality rate was 8 %.

• Authors: C Levy, Ph Bidet, S Bonacorsi, S Béchet, R Cohen
• Journal: Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie (Arch Pediatr) Vol. 21 Suppl 2 Pg. S101-3 (Nov 2014) ISSN: 1769-664X [Electronic] France
• Vernacular Title: Caractéristiques des méningites à streptocoque du groupe A de l'enfant.
• PMID: 25456677 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Multicenter Study)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Adolescent
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• France (epidemiology)
• Genotype
• Humans
• Immunocompromised Host
• Infant
• Male
• Meningitis, Bacterial (epidemiology, microbiology)
• Seizures (epidemiology)
• Shock, Septic (epidemiology)
• Streptococcal Infections (drug therapy, epidemiology)
• Streptococcus pyogenes (genetics)