title: Neonatal bacterial meningitis complicated with multiple brain abscesses and intraventricular rupture: report of one case.
abstract: Brain abscess is rarely encountered in neonates and carries a high morbidity and mortality. Here we report a premature infant who developed systemic Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection resulting in multiple brain abscesses with intraventricular rupture at 3 months postnatal age. He was treated successfully with a combination of surgical and antimicrobial therapies. Related literature on brain abscess with special emphasis on intraventricular rupture is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chia-Lu
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ming-Chi
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Te-Jen
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yu-Chieh
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Li-Tung
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous