Strep-Related Infection – California Bay Area – 40-60 mile radius sent: 12/12/08 D. P.

Month

Town

Type of Infection

Medication

Child

2006

December

San Leandro

Rheumatic Fever (RF)

6 mos. Penicillin

boy 10 yrs

2007

January

Concord

PANDAS (after 3 days fever)

IVIG/Azithro.

boy 8 yrs

April

Menlo Park

Strep followed by PANDAS in Sept.

Azithro 6 weeks

boy 7 yrs

September

Menlo Park

Strep 6 times in one year w/ repeated fevers

Macrolide 6 weeks

girl 7 yrs

 

Menlo Park

Strep.

Pneumaniae Double Ear Surgery

boy 4 yrs

December

Sunnyvale

Strep onset of PANDAS

Azithro prophlx

girl 7 yrs

Call to Stanford's OCD Clinic – Director reported unusually high volume in calls for new OCD cases.

2008

January

Menlo Park

Strep followed by PANDAS

antibiotics (type unknown)

boy 7-9 yrs

January

Sunnyvale

Strep followed by PANDAS

Azithro

girl 7yrs

January

San Bruno

Strep followed by Limb Blackening

hospitalized UCSF w/IV abx

boy 7 yrs

Call to Stanford's Infectious Discease/Immunology Dept. – Nurse reported twice daily encephalitis reports for past year.