title: Neonatal sepsis following maternal amnionitis by Edwardsiella tarda: a case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School and Hospital, Jerusalem 91240, Israel. saarha@gmail.com
authors.forename: Saar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashavya
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Averbuch
authors.forename: Itai
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Noa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ofek-Shlomai
authors.forename: Milena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pitashny
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hidalgo
authors.forename: Zivanit
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ergaz
mesh_terms: 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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