Group B Streptococcus Meningitis in an Infant with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detection

Margaret S Barton; Hillary Spencer; David P Johnson; Travis W Crook; Patricia A Frost; Ricardo Castillo-Galvan; C Buddy Creech

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.002

Group B Streptococcus Meningitis in an Infant with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Detection

J Pediatr. 2020 Oct:225:259-262. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.002. Epub 2020 Jun 4.

Authors

Margaret S Barton¹, Hillary Spencer², David P Johnson³, Travis W Crook³, Patricia A Frost³, Ricardo Castillo-Galvan², C Buddy Creech²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN. Electronic address: margaretbarton.14@gmail.com.
² Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.

PMID: 32505478
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.06.002

Abstract

We report our experience caring for an infant with respiratory syncytial virus infection (RSV) and group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteremia and meningitis. Concurrent GBS meningitis and RSV is rare but highlights the importance of correlating clinical symptoms with viral diagnostic testing during the evaluation of infants at risk for serious bacterial infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Coinfection
Delayed Diagnosis
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Meningitis, Bacterial / diagnosis*
Meningitis, Bacterial / etiology
Meningitis, Bacterial / microbiology
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / complications
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / diagnosis
Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Human / isolation & purification
Streptococcal Infections / blood
Streptococcal Infections / cerebrospinal fluid
Streptococcal Infections / complications
Streptococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Streptococcus agalactiae / isolation & purification