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A rare complication of dental treatment: Streptococcus oralis meningitis

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 1993 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:British Dental Journal, volume 175, pages 133-134 (issn: 0007-0610, eissn: 1476-5373,

Authors: T Griffiths; A Goodwin; M Heneghan; A Colville; W Davies;

doi: 10.1038/sj.bdj.4808251

pmid: 8357679

A rare complication of dental treatment: Streptococcus oralis meningitis

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Abstract

A case of Streptococcus oralis meningitis is reported. This followed extraction of a normal tooth during routine orthodontic treatment. No focus of infection could be demonstrated, either local to or distant from the extraction site. Full recovery followed hospital admission and intravenous benzyl penicillin.

Related Organizations

Nottingham Trent University
United Kingdom
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
United Kingdom
Public Health Laboratory
Macao
Queen's Medical Centre
United Kingdom

Keywords

Streptococcal Infections, Injections, Intravenous, Tooth Extraction, Humans, Female, Penicillin G, Child, Orthodontics, Corrective, Meningitis, Bacterial

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