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Non-Invasive Model of Neuropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection in the Neonatal Rat
Published on: October 29, 2014
Neonatal Meningitis and Subdural Empyema Caused by an Unusual Pathogen
Anne Marie J M H Keus1, Daphne D Peeters2, Vincent V Bekker1,3
1From the Department of Neonatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
We report a case of neonatal meningitis with subdural empyema, caused by Ureaplasma parvum. In this case, diagnosis was made by genus-specific polymerase chain reaction, after regularly used diagnostic techniques failed. This unusual pathogen should be considered in cases that do not respond to therapy and/or where cultures for typical pathogens in neonatal sepsis and meningitis remain negative.
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