STREPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS
Authors: LOWELL A. RANTZ
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1942)

Article1 April 1942STREPTOCOCCAL MENINGITISFOUR CASES TREATED WITH SULFONAMIDES IN WHICH THE ETIOLOGICAL AGENT WAS AN UNUSUAL STREPTOCOCCUS*LOWELL A. RANTZ, M.D.LOWELL A. RANTZ, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-16-4-716 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe meninges, like the synovial membranes and the endocardium, are unique in that they are frequently the site of infections caused by organisms not ordinarily regarded as highly pathogenic for man.It is, therefore, to be expected that many varieties of streptococci should have been observed to be etiological agents in meningitis. It is apparent that this is so from a survey of reported cases of this disease. 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