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Case Reports
. 2010 Jan;29(1):60-4.
doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181b21016.

Ureaplasma: pathogen or passenger in neonatal meningitis?

Vanessa Clifford  1 , Marc Tebruegge, Neil Everest, Nigel Curtis
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Case Reports

Ureaplasma: pathogen or passenger in neonatal meningitis?

Vanessa Clifford et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jan.

Abstract

The significance of Ureaplasma species as pathogens in neonatal meningitis remains contentious. Using an illustrative case of a premature infant with Ureaplasma parvum meningitis, confirmed by cerebrospinal fluid cultures and both specific and 16s rDNA polymerase chain reaction, we discuss the epidemiology of Ureaplasma species, the difficulties involved in diagnosis and establishing pathogenicity, and the challenges in defining appropriate treatment.

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  • Ureaplasma parvum meningitis in a full-term newborn.
    Biran V, Dumitrescu AM, Doit C, Gaudin A, Bébéar C, Boutignon H, Bingen E, Baud O, Bonacorsi S, Aujard Y. Biran V, et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Dec;29(12):1154. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181f69013. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010. PMID: 21099657 No abstract available.

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