title: Neonatal meningoencephalitis caused by Bacillus cereus.
abstract: The classic organisms associated with central nervous system infection in the neonate are herpes simplex, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli, and Streptococcus agalactiae; we describe an unusual case of neonatal meningoencephalitis caused by Bacillus cereus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, Yale University, School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.
authors.forename: Nisha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Manickam
authors.forename: Aimee
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Knorr
authors.forename: Kenneth L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Muldrew
mesh_terms: D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000382:microbiology*