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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb:61:102134.
doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.102134. Epub 2019 Dec 5.

Anaerobic neonatal meningitis: A diagnostic challenge

Camila de A Silva  1 , Livio Dias  1 , Rita S B Cardona  2 , Gabriel F T Variane  3 , Suely D do Nascimento  4 , Sérgio R P de Oliveira  4 , Rosana Richtmann  1
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Anaerobic neonatal meningitis: A diagnostic challenge

Camila de A Silva et al. Anaerobe. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

The most commonly identified pathogens related to bacterial meningitis are group B streptococcus and gram-negative enteric flora; anaerobic sepsis and meningitis are very rare. We report a case on a preterm and extremely low-birth weight infant who developed meningitis caused by Bacteroides fragilis and his mother who had postpartum sepsis also caused by the same agent.

Keywords: Anaerobe; Bacteroides fragilis; Meningitis.

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Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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