Plesiomonas shigelloides Septicemia and Meningitis in a Neonate
| Autor: | Donlim Peacock, Julian D Eason |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Microbiology (medical)
biology Article Subject medicine.drug_class business.industry Antibiotics Family vibrionaceae Meningoencephalitis Case Report medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology Microbiology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Endophthalmitis Lytic cycle Plesiomonas shigelloides medicine Brain lesions lcsh:RC109-216 business Meningitis |
| Zdroj: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 7, Iss 6, Pp 380-382 (1996) |
| ISSN: | 1180-2332 |
| Popis: | A newborn infant is described who presented with septicemia and meningoencephalitis caused byPlesiomonas shigelloides, a Gram-negative rod belonging to the familyVibrionaceae. This appears to be the first documented case in a neonate in Canada. Despite prompt treatment with appropriate antibiotics, he developed endophthalmitis and lytic brain lesions. |
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