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Infectious Diseases Volume 50, 2018 - Issue 2
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Case Report

Group A streptococcal brain abscess in children: two case reports and a review of the literature

Guy HazanPediatric Radiology Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel;
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Eyal KristalPediatric Radiology Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel;
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Michael GideonPediatric Neurosurgery Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel;
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Vadim TzudikovPediatric Radiology Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel;
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Yuval CavariPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel;
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Yariv FruchtmanDepartment of Pediatric Emergency Care and Pediatric Hematology Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel;
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Shalom Ben-ShimolPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Eugene LeibovitzPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Isaac LazarPediatric Intensive Care Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel;
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Rimma MelamedPediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, Soroka University Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Pages 145-149 | Received 30 Mar 2017, Accepted 15 Aug 2017, Published online: 12 Sep 2017
 
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Abstract

Brain abscesses caused by group A Streptococcus (GAS) are infrequently encountered in children. We present two cases of brain abscess (one cerebellar and one located in the temporal lobe) due to GAS infection occurring in close temporal proximity in previously healthy young children living in different geographic areas of southern Israel. The relevant literature since 2000, in the context of recent epidemiological data reporting an increase in the incidence of invasive GAS infections, is reviewed.

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