Flavobacterium meningosepticum in the neonatal period.
We have described a term newborn infant who developed Flavobacterium meningosepticum meningitis at 9 days of age. The case demonstrates the tenacity and changing antibiotic sensitivity of this organism. We used trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) intravenously to obtain CSF sterilization. On follow-up this child was neurologically intact.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005417:Flavobacterium; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology