Escherichia coli K1 and Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis in a young adult: a case report

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Meningitis are severe infections of the membranes surrounding the brain and spinal cord, often caused by bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae (S. pneumoniae) and Escherichia coli (E. coli). These infections can be particularly severe, especially in immunocompromised individuals. S. pneumoniae is a pathogen responsible for community-acquired meningitis, while E. coli K1, commonly observed in neonates and immun...

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• Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
• Cerebrospinal Fluid
• Child, Preschool
• Genotype
• Meningitis, Bacterial
• Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
• Streptococcal Infections
• Streptococcus pyogenes

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Literature Corpus work

fe2ac3ad-db59-5977-8982-01d9227df62c

DOI

10.1099/acmi.0.001043.v2