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doi: 10.1128/JCM.00208-07.
Epub 2007 May 16.
Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans in a pediatric case
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- DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00208-07
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Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans in a pediatric case
J Clin Microbiol.
2007 Jul.
Abstract
Gemella haemolysans is a rare pathogen in cases of bacterial meningitis. We present a case of meningitis due to G. haemolysans in a 17-month-old boy. This is the first reported case of Gemella meningitis in a child. The patient completely recovered following intravenous therapy with linezolid and chloramphenicol.
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