• J. Clin. Microbiol. · Dec 2006

    Case Reports

    Brain abscess caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in a previously healthy child.

    • Walter Dehority, Satoshi Uchiyama, Arya Khosravi, and Victor Nizet.
    • Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, and Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, 3020 Children's Way, MC 5041, San Diego, CA 92123, USA. wdehority@ucsd.edu
    • J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 Dec 1;44(12):4613-5.

    AbstractResponsible for many childhood diseases, group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a rare cause of central nervous system infections. We report the case of a previously healthy boy with brain abscesses caused by M/emm type 12 GAS and review the case in the context of the published literature and recent epidemiological data.

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