title: Bacteroides fragilis meningitis.
abstract: A fatal case of pyogenic meningitis due to Bacteroides fragilis in a 6-year-old boy is reported. The need for processing cerebrospinal fluid of patients with underlying conditions such as chronic otitis media for recovery of both aerobes and anaerobes is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D001441:Bacteroides fragilis / Q000187:drug effects; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications