title: Citrobacter freundii brain abscess in a preterm infant: a case report and literature review.
abstract: Intracranial abscesses are serious conditions but uncommon in preterm neonates. Citrobacter species are an uncommon cause of bacterial meningitis in neonates, but are associated with brain abscesses in a majority of cases. We report a preterm infant who developed Citrobacter freundii meningitis with brain abscess, who was successfully treated with antibiotics and surgical drainage. The infant had normal neurological outcome at follow-up. We report this case to highlight the importance of serial neuroimaging in the diagnosis of cerebral abscess in infants with Citrobacter meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Section of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Foothills Medical Centre, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Nishad
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Plakkal
authors.forename: Amuchou Singh
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Soraisham
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Amin
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D016971:Citrobacter freundii; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy