Streptococcus bovis – unusual etiology of meningitis in a neonate with Down syndrome: a case report

BACKGROUND: Common etiological agents of neonatal meningitis include group B Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, and Staphylococcus aureus. Here we report a rare pathogen – Streptococcus bovis – causing meningitis in a premature neonate with Down syndrome. CASE PRESENTATION: A 26-day-old Asian male neo...

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Autores principales: Mettananda, Sachith, Kamalanathan, Phirarthana, Dhananja Namalie, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5896073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29642927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1634-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5896073/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29642927
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-018-1634-y

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