Neonatal sepsis with meningitis, ventriculitis and brain abscess caused by Edwardsiella tarda .
| Autor: | Geibel EM; Naval Medical Center San Diego, San Diego, California, USA egeibel1@gmail.com., Pearce MR; PCMH Blue, Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, Twentynine Palms, California, USA., Zabrocki L; Naval Medical Center San Diego Pediatrics Department, San Diego, California, USA., Thompson C; Naval Medical Center San Diego Pediatrics Department, San Diego, California, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2024 May 03; Vol. 17 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 May 03. |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bcr-2022-254028 |
| Abstrakt: | A case of neonatal sepsis caused by Edwardsiella tarda , an uncommon pathogen typically associated with aquatic lifeforms, is described. The infant presented in septic shock with seizures and respiratory failure and was found to have meningitis, ventriculitis and a brain abscess requiring drainage. Only a small number of case reports of neonatal E. tarda infection, several with sepsis with poor auditory or neurodevelopmental outcomes or meningitis, have been described in the literature. This case report suggests that E. tarda , while uncommon, can be a cause of serious central nervous system disease in the neonatal population and that an aggressive approach to pursuing and treating complications may lead to improved neurodevelopmental outcomes. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared. (© BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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