Ureaplasma urealyticum cultured from brain tissue of preterm twins who died of intraventricular hemorrhage.
We present a case of premature twins, born at 24 weeks of gestation. Both infants died of intraventricular hemorrhage, aged 1 and 3 days, respectively. Ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated from brain tissue obtained at the autopsy of both infants. Our observations lend additional evidence of the role of U. urealyticum as a central nervous system pathogen in premature infants.
Ollikainen
J
J
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kuopio, Finland.
Hiekkaniemi
H
H
Korppi
M
M
Katila
M L
ML
Heinonen
K
K
D001921:Brain / Q000382:microbiology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D016869:Ureaplasma Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000382:microbiology; D016990:Ureaplasma urealyticum / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity