Bacteroides fragilis meningitis in a Saudi infant: case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Anaerobic meningitis is mainly caused by Bacteroides fragilis and it is rarely detected in children. Few cases have been reported and there is usually an underlying cause. The timing of early recognition is crucial because any delay in the diagnosis and initiation of appropriate antimicr...

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Autores principales: Farah, Sara, Alshehri, Mohammed A., Alfawaz, Tariq S., Ahmad, Maqsood, Alshahrani, Dayel A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2018
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Instructive Case
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6363260/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30805546
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpam.2018.05.003

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