Plesiomonas shigelloides meningitis and septicaemia in a neonate: report of a case and review of the literature.
A 2-day-old neonate was admitted to hospital with septicaemia and meningitis found to be caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides. In spite of a course of intravenous ampicillin and cefotaxime he died 2 days later. We could not isolate the bacterium from the faeces of the mother and her dog, nor from the aquarium-water of her parents-in-law nor from the aquarium-water and fish of the doctor who delivered the baby. We briefly review the literature on P. shigelloides meningitis and its epidemiology.
Billiet
J
J
Department of Bacteriology, University Hospital St-Rafaël-Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Kuypers
S
S
Van Lierde
S
S
Verhaegen
J
J
D000818:Animals; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*; D014737:Vibrionaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology