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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Child Science 2018; 08(01): e55-e57
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1669475
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Unusual Multiple Brain Abscesses Caused by Aeromonas hydrophila in a Preterm Neonate: Case Report

Elham Essa Bukhari
1   Department of Pediatrics, Infectious Disease Unit, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
› Author Affiliations Funding This project was supported by the College of Medicine Research Centre, Deanship of Scientific Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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25 May 2018

30 July 2018

Publication Date:
18 September 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Neonatal brain abscess is rare. The most common etiologic microorganisms that are responsible for this condition are Citrobacter diversus, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens, and other Enterobacteriaceae. Aeromonas hydrophila is a halophilic, gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacillus.It has been reported to cause intestinal and extraintestinal infections and has rarely been reported to cause meningitis at neonatal age. A. hydrophila has not been reported previously to cause brain abscess in neonates. In this report, we describe a case of severe multiple brain abscesses and ventriculitis as complications in meningitis caused by A. hydrophila in a preterm newborn.

Keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila - brain abscess - preterm
 

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