Neonatal meningitis by Neisseria meningitidis B.
BACKGROUND
Neisseria meningitidis is one of the major causes of meningitis in children and adolescents, but it is uncommonly found in neonatal meningitis.


OBJECTIVE
to report a rare case of meningitis by Neisseria meningitides B.


METHODS
We report the case of neonatal meningitis in a 20-day-old girl without shock or purpura. The symptoms were fever and seizures. The culture of cerebrospinal fluid showed to be positive for Neisseria meningitidis B. culture blood was negative. Antibiotic therapy was started at admission and maintained for 3 weeks. The outcome was favourable without neurological sequelae.


CONCLUSIONS
Early diagnosis and treatment are mandatory for life saving.
Tinsa
Faten
F
Department of pediatrics of the children's hospital of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
Jallouli
Manel
M
Ben Lassouad
Mehdi
M
Smaoui
Hanen
H
Brini
Ines
I
Bousseta
Khadija
K
Bousnina
Souad
S
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008585:Meningitis, Meningococcal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D038541:Neisseria meningitidis, Serogroup B / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012640:Seizures / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents