Streptococcus intermedius Acute Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Child

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Oct 1;41(10):e428-e429. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003613. Epub 2022 Jun 14.

Abstract

Streptococcus intermedius is a commensal bacterium increasingly associated with brain abscesses. It can infect the brain through a direct extension of an inflammatory process or a hematogenous route. Meningitis due to this pathogen is sporadic and has not been described in children before. We report a case of an immunocompetent 6-year-old boy who developed bacterial meningitis due to S. intermedius .

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Brain Abscess* / microbiology
  • Child
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Meningitis, Bacterial* / diagnosis
  • Meningitis, Bacterial* / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections* / diagnosis
  • Streptococcal Infections* / drug therapy
  • Streptococcal Infections* / microbiology
  • Streptococcus intermedius