title: Neonatal infection with Neisseria meningitidis: analysis of a 97-year period plus case study.
abstract: Neisseria meningitidis is one of the major causes of meningitis in children and adolescents, but it is rarely found during the neonatal period. Here, we describe a neonate with meningococcal sepsis who was admitted to the hospital on postnatal day 10, and we discuss the clinical features of neonatal infection with N. meningitidis in relation to the literature (analysis of a 97-year period).
authors.affiliation: Gaziantep Children's Hospital, Gaziantep, Turkey kiray_evrim@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Evrim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kiray Baş
authors.affiliation: Sisli Etfal Children's Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bülbül
authors.affiliation: Sisli Etfal Children's Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cömert
authors.affiliation: Sisli Etfal Children's Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uslu
authors.affiliation: Sisli Etfal Children's Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Selda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arslan
authors.affiliation: Sisli Etfal Children's Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asiye
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nuhoglu
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009345:Neisseria meningitidis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents