Neisseria Meningitidis Causing Multiple Cerebral Abscesses in Early Neonatal Period: Case Report and Review of Literature

Autor: LAXMAN BASANI, ROJA AEPALA
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 11, Iss 7, Pp SD01-SD03 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2249-782X
0973-709X
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2017/25284.10151
Popis: Neisseria meningitidis is a rare cause of meningitis and septicemia in neonates. There are few published case reports of neonatal meningococcal meningitis complicated by subdural empyema, cerebral abscess and hydrocephalus. Few cases of neonatal meningococcal meningitis have been reported in the literature with none of them having the complication of multiple cerebral abscesses in early neonatal period (
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