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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4613-4615, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01724-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Brain Abscess Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in a Previously Healthy Child{triangledown}

Walter Dehority,1,4* Satoshi Uchiyama,2 Arya Khosravi,2 and Victor Nizet2,3,4

Divisions of Pediatric Infectious Diseases,1 Pharmacology and Drug Discovery, School of Medicine,2 Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego,3 Rady Children's Hospital & Health Center, San Diego, California4

Received 20 August 2006/ Returned for modification 29 September 2006/ Accepted 11 October 2006

Responsible 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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Infectious Diseases, Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, 3020 Children's Way, MC 5041, San Diego, CA 92123. Phone: (858) 576-1700, ext. 7785. Fax: (858) 571-3372. E-mail: wdehority{at}ucsd.edu.

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 25 October 2006.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2006, p. 4613-4615, Vol. 44, No. 12
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01724-06
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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