title: [Fusobacterium necrophorum septicemia in an infant].
abstract: In a 9 month-old infant admitted to hospital for a fever with chilles, anaerobic blood cultures isolated Fusobacterium necrophorum. On the 5th day of intravenous treatment with amoxicillin and metronidazole clinical signs of mastoiditis, the likely source of the sepsis, became apparent. Septicemias with Fusobacterium necrophorum are usually observed in teenagers and young adults during an acute bout of tonsilitis. This type of infection is exceptional in infants and requires a careful search for a primary focus in facial cavities and in the base of the skull.
authors.affiliation: Département de Pédiatrie, C.H.R.U. de Grenoble.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: François
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plasse
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Frappat
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Guthmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dubourgel
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Pincemaille
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beaudoing
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005674:Fusobacterium Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005675:Fusobacterium necrophorum; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Septicémie à Fusobacterium necrophorum chez un nourrisson.