Neonatal bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus.
This report describes a case of neonatal bacteraemia and meningitis due to Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus. Based on the identification kit results, this species may have been reported as Streptococcus bovis or S. bovis biotype II. The accurate identification of this organism is mandatory for evaluating the aetiology of neonatal meningitis.
Onoyama
Sagano
S
Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.|Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Ogata
Reina
R
Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.|Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Wada
Akihito
A
Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
Saito
Mitsumasa
M
Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
Okada
Kenji
K
Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka National Hospital, 4-39-1 Yakatabaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1394, Japan.
Harada
Tatsuo
T
Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents