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Case Reports
. 1988 Jun;7(3):406-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF01962348.

Neonatal meningitis due to Gardnerella vaginalis

L Berardi-Grassias  1 , O Roy, J C Berardi, J Furioli
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Case Reports

Neonatal meningitis due to Gardnerella vaginalis

L Berardi-Grassias et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1988 Jun.

Abstract

A case of meningitis due to Gardnerella vaginalis occurred in a five-day-old newborn who had clinical signs of fever, polypnea and a grey complexion. After treatment with ampicillin, cefotaxime and netilmicin, the patient's condition improved, and no sequelae were observed. The bacterium isolated from a pure culture of the cerebrospinal fluid was identified by biochemical characteristics to be Gardnerella vaginalis, but it was not possible to define the source and mode of contamination.

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