Neonatal sepsis following maternal amnionitis by Edwardsiella tarda: a case report and a review of the literature
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Saar Hashavya & Diana Averbuch & Itai Berger & Noa Ofek-Shlomai & Milena Pitashny & Carlos Hidalgo & Zivanit Ergaz
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Edwardsiella tarda, a gram-negative bacterium, is a rare pathogen in the neonatal period. We present a term newborn that developed E. tarda septicemia following maternal amnionitis. The severe neurological outcome in this case, as well as in all other reported cases, highlights the need for meticulous neurological evaluation in neonates presenting with E. tarda septicemia even in the absence of bona fide meningitis.
Eur J Pediatr (2011) 170:111–113 DOI 10.1007/s00431-010-1285-5 Received: 15 May 2010 / Accepted: 18 August 2010 / Published online: 9 September 2010
