Culture-negative neonatal meningitis and endocarditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae.
We describe a case of culture-negative meningitis and endocarditis caused by Streptococcus agalactiae in a 27-day-old boy. S. agalactiae was detected in cerebrospinal fluid and serum by broad-spectrum PCR amplification.
Laboratoire d'Etudes de Génétique Bactérienne dans les Infections de L'Enfant, Université Denis Diderot-Paris 7, Service de Microbiologie, Hôpital Robert-Debré, France.
Valérie Lefranc
VL
Nègre
Anne-Marie
AM
Colin-Gorski
Suzel
S
Magnier
Lydia
L
Maisonneuve
Yannick
Y
Aujard
Edouard
E
Bingen
Stéphane
S
Bonacorsi
D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D003470:Culture Media; D004269:DNA, Bacterial