Fatal pneumococcal meningitis in a 7-year-old girl with interleukin-1 receptor activated kinase deficiency (IRAK-4) despite prophylactic antibiotic and IgG responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccines.

McKelvie, Brianna

Fatal pneumococcal meningitis in a 7-year-old girl with interleukin-1 receptor activated kinase deficiency (IRAK-4) despite prophylactic antibiotic and IgG responses to Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccines. [electronic resource] - Journal of clinical immunology Apr 2014 - 267-71 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

1573-2592

10.1007/s10875-014-9996-4 doi


Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Child
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Immunoglobulin G--immunology
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes--immunology
Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases--immunology
Meningitis, Pneumococcal--drug therapy
Pneumococcal Vaccines--immunology
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Streptococcus pneumoniae--immunology