Presumed Group B Streptococcal Meningitis After Epidural Blood Patch

Yaakov Beilin; Yelena Spitzer

doi:10.1213/XAA.0000000000000155

Presumed Group B Streptococcal Meningitis After Epidural Blood Patch

Yaakov Beilin, Yelena Spitzer

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Bacterial meningitis after epidural catheter placement is rare. We describe a case in which a parturient received labor epidural analgesia for vaginal delivery complicated by dural puncture. The patient developed postdural puncture headache and underwent 2 separate epidural blood patch procedures. She subsequently developed a headache with fever and focal neurologic deficits. She was treated with broad spectrum antibiotics for presumed meningitis, and she made a full recovery. Blood cultures subsequently grew group B streptococcus.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	163-165
Number of pages	3
Journal	A & A case reports
Volume	4
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000000155
State	Published - Jun 15 2015
Externally published	Yes

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Presumed Group B Streptococcal Meningitis After Epidural Blood Patch

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