Neonatal meningitis due to Gardnerella vaginalis.
A case of meningitis due to Gardnerella vaginalis occurred in a five-day-old newborn who had clinical signs of fever, polypnea and a grey complexion. After treatment with ampicillin, cefotaxime and netilmicin, the patient's condition improved, and no sequelae were observed. The bacterium isolated from a pure culture of the cerebrospinal fluid was identified by biochemical characteristics to be Gardnerella vaginalis, but it was not possible to define the source and mode of contamination.
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D009428:Netilmicin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D009428:Netilmicin; D000667:Ampicillin; D002439:Cefotaxime