Fulminant citrobacter meningitis with multiple periventricular abscesses in a three-month-old infant



Título del documento: Fulminant citrobacter meningitis with multiple periventricular abscesses in a three-month-old infant
Revista: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000290775
ISSN: 1413-8670
Autores: 1


Instituciones: 1Institute of Maternal and Child Health, Medical College, Calicut, Kerala. India
Año:
Periodo: Dic
Volumen: 7
Número: 6
Paginación: 429-432
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Citrobacter, a Gram-negative enteric bacillus, is a rare cause of septicemia and meningitis, seldom reported beyond the neonatal period. It is characterized by a fulminant clinical course and a high incidence of complications, including brain abscesses. We studied a three-month-old infant with Citrobacter meningitis, who developed acute communicating hydrocephalus and multiple periventricular brain abscesses while on treatment. The patient died, despite intensive antibiotic treatment directed towards the causative organism, C. diversus
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Microbiología,
Neurología,
Citrobacter,
Meningitis,
Absceso cerebral
Keyword: Medicine,
Microbiology,
Neurology,
Citrobacter,
Meningitis,
Brain abscess
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