A fatal case of Mycoplasma hominis meningoencephalitis in a full-term newborn

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作者
AlonsoVega, C
Wauters, N
Vermeylen, D
Muller, MF
Serruys, E
机构
[1] HOP ERASME,MICROBIOL SERV,B-1070 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
[2] HOP ERASME,DEPT PEDIAT,B-1070 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
[3] CLIN UNIV BRUXELLES,BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
[4] HOP AMBROISE PARE,DEPT PEDIAT,B-7000 MONS,BELGIUM
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10.1128/JCM.35.1.286-287.1997
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We report the case of a 20-day-old full-term baby, born to a mother who had had an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery, who died 13 days after the onset of meningitis. Mycoplasma hominis was the sole agent repeatedly recovered from cerebrospinal fluid and from postmortem brain tissue.
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