title: Neonatal bacterial meningitis caused by Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Sagano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Onoyama
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Reina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ogata
authors.affiliation: Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wada
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kyushu University Hospital, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan.
authors.forename: Mitsumasa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka National Hospital, 4-39-1 Yakatabaru, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1394, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harada
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents