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Case Reports
. 1996 Nov;7(6):380-2.
doi: 10.1155/1996/404780.

Plesiomonas shigelloides septicemia and meningitis in a neonate

J D Eason  1 , D Peacock
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Case Reports

Plesiomonas shigelloides septicemia and meningitis in a neonate

J D Eason et al. Can J Infect Dis. 1996 Nov.

Abstract
in English, French

A newborn infant is described who presented with septicemia and meningoencephalitis caused by Plesiomonas shigelloides, a Gram-negative rod belonging to the family Vibrionaceae. This appears to be the first documented case in a neonate in Canada. Despite prompt treatment with appropriate antibiotics, he developed endophthalmitis and lytic brain lesions.

On décrit ici le cas d’un nouveau-né atteint de septicémie et de méningite à Plesiomonas shigelloides, bacille gram-négatif appartenant au genre Vibrio. Il s’agirait du premier cas documenté d’infection de ce type au Canada. Malgré l’instauration rapide de l’antibiothérapie nécessaire, l’enfant a développé une endophtalmie et des lésions cérébrales lytiques.

Keywords: Endophthalmitis; Meningitis; Neonate; Plesiomonas shigelloides.

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Figure 1)
Computed tomogram of the cranium: large frontal and multifocal intracerebral abscesses in a neonate infected with Plesimonas shigelloides
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