Neonatal Plesiomonas shigelloides septicemia and meningitis: a case and review.
A 3 day old neonate with septicemia and meningitis due to Plesiomonas shigelloides is described. We could not detect the source of this infection. The patient was treated with cefotaxime and survived without sequelae. Nine previously reported cases with this infection were reviewed.
Fujita
K
K
Department of Pediatrics, Asahikawa Medical College, Japan.
Shirai
M
M
Ishioka
T
T
Kakuya
F
F
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016981:Plesiomonas; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*