title: Plesiomonas shigelloides sepsis and meningoencephalitis in a surviving neonate.
abstract: In this study, we report the case of a 2.5-day-old neonate with septicemia and meningitis due to Plesiomonas shigelloides. Culture of the cerebrospinal fluid showed Gram-negative rods, although the glucose, protein and leukocyte counts were normal. The patient was treated with meropenem and survived without any sequelae, although we were not able to identify the source of the infection. In addition, ten previously reported cases of this infection are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Kecioren Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sari
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terzioglu
authors.forename: Aysegul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zenciroglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D000077731:Meropenem; D016981:Plesiomonas / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013845:Thienamycins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D013845:Thienamycins; D000077731:Meropenem