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Group A streptococcal (GAS) invasive infections have been increasingly reported in recent years but meningitis due to GAS remains a rare affection. In children some scarce case reports have been described. The aim of this study was to describe and analyze the clinical and biological data on GAS meningitis recorded in the Bacterial Meningitis (BM) French Surveillance Network (GPIP/ACTIV). ⋯ GAS is an uncommon organism causing meningitis in children. In our study upper respiratory tract infection is the most common predisposing factor for GAS meningitis but even apparently healthy children can suffer from this severe form of bacterial meningitis.