Bacillus cereus meningitis in a term neonate.
A case of Bacillus cereus meningitis in a term neonate without identifiable risk factors or source of the organism is presented. Prompt identification of the organism and treatment resulted in a favourable outcome.
Lebessi
Evangelia
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Department of Microbiology, NICU Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Dellagrammaticas
Heracles D
HD
Antonaki
Georgia
G
Foustoukou
Maria
M
Iacovidou
Nicoletta
N
D000667:Ampicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000151:congenital / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D009428:Netilmicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D047929:Term Birth; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D009428:Netilmicin; D014640:Vancomycin; D000667:Ampicillin