title: Escherichia hermannii infection of a cephalohematoma: case report, review of the literature, and description of a novel invasive pathogen.
abstract: We describe a neonate with bacterial infection of a cephalohematoma by Escherichia hermannii and with meningitis. We review the literature on infected cephalohematomas and E. hermannii and document the first case of invasive disease due to this pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Dahl
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: Roberta L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: DeBiasi
mesh_terms: D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004925:Escherichia; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*