From the Faculty of Medicine.
Department of Pediatrics with Clinical Assessment Unit.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2022 Oct 1;41(10):e428-e429. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003613. Epub 2022 Jun 14.
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 .
中间链球菌是一种与脑脓肿越来越相关的共生菌。它可以通过炎症过程的直接扩展或血源性途径感染大脑。由这种病原体引起的脑膜炎是散发性的，以前在儿童中没有描述过。我们报告了一例免疫功能正常的 6 岁男孩，他因中间链球菌引起细菌性脑膜炎。
