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Kingella kingae meningitis with bilateral infarcts of the basal ganglia

Kingella kingae-Meningitis mit bilateralen Infarkten der Basalganglien

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Kingella kingae was isolated for the first time from the cerebrospinal fluid in a 21-month-old Causasian girl with stomatitis and meningitis. A computed axial tomogram of the brain showed changes compatible with bilateral infarction of the basal ganglia. Ampicillin and chloramphenicol treatment was effective.

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Kingella kingae wurde zum ersten Mal aus dem Liquor eines 21 Monate alten Mädchens mit Stomatitis und Meningitis isoliert. Ein axiales Computertomogramm des Gehirnes zeigte Veränderungen, die mit bilateralen Infarkten der Basalganglien vereinbar waren. Ampicillin und Chloramphenicol erwiesen sich als therapeutisch wirksam.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas, Health Science Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, 75235, Dallas, TX, USA

    J. N. Walterspiel M. D.

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Walterspiel, J.N. Kingella kingae meningitis with bilateral infarcts of the basal ganglia. Infection 11, 307–309 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01641352

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