Cerebral abscess complicating Proteus mirabilis meningitis in a newborn infant
| Autor: | Helen Phan, Deborah Lehman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Neonatal sepsis biology business.industry Infant Newborn Brain Abscess medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Proteus mirabilis Asymptomatic Infant newborn Surgery Meningitis Bacterial High morbidity Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom business Abscess Proteus Infections Meningitis Brain abscess |
| Zdroj: | Journal of child neurology. 27(3) |
| ISSN: | 1708-8283 |
| Popis: | Neonatal bacterial meningitis is associated with high morbidity and mortality, especially when complicated by intracranial abscesses. The authors report the case of an 11-day-old female with Proteus mirabilis meningitis complicated by an asymptomatic brain abscess. With this report, the authors illustrate the importance of surveillance neuroradiologic imaging in patients with Proteus meningitis. |
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