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ArticleJournal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada2022

Group B streptococcal leptomeningitis, ventriculitis, right cerebellitis, and cerebritis in an immunocompetent patient.

Julia A Cahill, Calvin Li, Patrick Hp Wong

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Article in Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Julia A CahillFaculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Calvin LiDepartment of Hospital Medicine, Fraser Health.
Patrick Hp WongDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fraser Health · CAUniversity of Alberta · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGroup B streptococcal (GBS) meningitis is uncommon in non-puerperal adults outside of significant immunocompromise or structural abnormalities. CASE PRESENTATION: We describe a relatively healthy 62-year-old man with GBS bacteremia, abnormal lumbar puncture, and MRI-confirmed leptomeningitis, ventriculitis, right cerebellitis, and cerebritis who presented without overt symptoms of meningitis. DIAGNOSIS: The suspected source of infection was a high-inoculum genitourinary infection in the setting of hydronephrosis and recent cystoscopy. We performed a literature review of previous cases and clusters of GBS meningitis. DISCUSSION: With increasing recognition of invasive GBS infection among adult patients, and in light of our patient's atypical presentation, we propose that an index of suspicion for GBS meningitis be maintained, even for patients who would traditionally have been considered at lower risk.

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antibiotic therapybacterial meningitisgroup B StreptococcusStreptococcus agalactiae

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PMID36340851
PMCPMC9603013
OpenAlexW4239497944

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