Presumed Hydrogen Sulfide-mediated Neurotoxicity After Streptococcus Anginosus Group Meningitis
Year: 2012
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Hydrogen sulfide is an environmental toxicant and gaseous neurotransmitter. It is produced enterically by sulfur-reducing bacteria and invasive pathogens including Streptococcus anginosus group, Salmonella and Citrobacter. We describe putative focal hydrogen sulfide neurotoxicity after Streptococcus constellatus meningitis, treated with adjunctive sodium nitrite and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Institutions: Medical College of Wisconsin, Neurology, Inc
Language: English
Subfield: Microbiology
Field: Immunology and Microbiology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1996727228