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Case Reports
. 2007 Jul;45(7):2337-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00208-07. Epub 2007 May 16.

Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans in a pediatric case

Murat Anil  1 , Nisel Ozkalay, Mehmet Helvaci, Neval Agus, Ozlem Guler, Aysu Dikerler, Berat Kanar
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Meningitis due to Gemella haemolysans in a pediatric case

Murat Anil et al. 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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