Popescu Gabriel-Adrian, Fuerea Raluca, Benea Elisabeta
Infectious Diseases Department, Matei Bals Infectious Diseases Institute, Bucharest, Romania.
South Med J. 2006 Feb;99(2):190-1. doi: 10.1097/01.smj.0000198265.82867.a3.
Streptococcus equi subspecies equi is involved in human infection. We present a case of meningitis in a 75-year-old patient with a favorable outcome after ceftriaxone and dexamethasone therapy. To our knowledge, it is the first case reported in an adult.
马链球菌兽疫亚种可引发人类感染。我们报告一例75岁患者发生脑膜炎的病例，该患者在接受头孢曲松和地塞米松治疗后预后良好。据我们所知，这是首例在成年人中报告的病例。
