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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2010; 05(02): 185-187
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0230
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Acinetobacter baumannii and group B streptococcus co-infection causing neonatal meningitis

Victoria Howell
a   Department of Clinical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Services, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa
,
Prasha Mahabeer
a   Department of Clinical Microbiology, National Health Laboratory Services, Inkosi Albert Luthuli Hospital, Durban, South Africa
,
Yacoob Coovadia
b   Department of Pediatrics, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
,
Radhika Singh
b   Department of Pediatrics, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South Africa
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28 July 2009

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Streptococcus agalactiae is a well-established cause of neonatal meningitis, whereas Acinetobacter baumannii, often seen as a contaminant, has only rarely been reported to cause meningitis without a neurosurgical predisposition. We report of a case of neonatal meningitis in a preterm neonate in which both S. agalactiae and A. baumannii were considered the pathogens. This case highlights the pathogenicity of A. baumannii, and suggests that it may be frequently underestimated.

Keywords

A. baumannii - group B streptococcus - meningitis - antimicrobial resistance