Neonatal purulent meningitis due to Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis infection: a case report
10.3760/cma.j.cn113903-20190625-00400
- VernacularTitle:停乳链球菌似马亚种感染致新生儿化脓性脑膜炎一例
- Author:
Xueqiong ZHAO
1
;
Meifang LIN
Author Information
1. 浙江省湖州市妇幼保健院新生儿科 313000
- From:
Chinese Journal of Perinatal Medicine
2020;23(4):260-261
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
We reported the diagnosis and treatment of one neonate with purulent meningitis caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis infection. The eighteen-day-old girl was admitted due to fever lasting for seven hours and was diagnosed as neonatal purulent meningitis based on laboratory tests, including the routine blood test, hypersensitive C-reactive protein, procalcitonin, cerebrospinal fluid examination, and blood culture. The patient recovered and was discharged after a four-week comprehensive treatment, including antibiotics, sedatives, lowering intracranial pressure and rehydration and fluid replacement. During the follow-up of one month after discharge, the girl showed normal growth and development without any abnormality in cranial MRI or hearing. This case suggested that Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis infection has a quick onset with serious conditions and rapid progress.
