Neonatal sepsis following maternal amnionitis by Edwardsiella tarda: a case report and a review of the literature.
Edwardsiella tarda, a gram-negative bacterium, is a rare pathogen in the neonatal period. We present a term newborn that developed E. tarda septicemia following maternal amnionitis. The severe neurological outcome in this case, as well as in all other reported cases, highlights the need for meticulous neurological evaluation in neonates presenting with E. tarda septicemia even in the absence of bona fide meningitis.
Hashavya
Saar
S
Department of Pediatrics, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School and Hospital, Jerusalem 91240, Israel. saarha@gmail.com
Averbuch
Diana
D
Berger
Itai
I
Ofek-Shlomai
Noa
N
Pitashny
Milena
M
Hidalgo
Carlos
C
Ergaz
Zivanit
Z
D002821:Chorioamnionitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D020609:Edwardsiella tarda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008581:Meningitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology*
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