Bacteroides meningitis in a healthy child: A case report and review of the literature
A 7-year-old male presented with meningitis. CSF gram stain showed gram negative rods, but the organism failed to grow on culture. 16 s rRNA sequencing identified the organism as Bacteroides fragilis. The patient fully recovered with antibiotic therapy targeting that organism.
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| author | Mamta D. Shah Bruce K. Chy Nathan B. Price |
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| description | A 7-year-old male presented with meningitis. CSF gram stain showed gram negative rods, but the organism failed to grow on culture. 16 s rRNA sequencing identified the organism as Bacteroides fragilis. The patient fully recovered with antibiotic therapy targeting that organism. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-06fc81438f2d43148045bebdefdecd1a2022-12-22T04:23:55ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092022-01-0129e01550Bacteroides meningitis in a healthy child: A case report and review of the literatureMamta D. Shah0Bruce K. Chy1Nathan B. Price2University of Arizona College of Medicine, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, USAUniversity of Arizona College of Medicine, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, USACorrespondence to: 1625 N Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA.; University of Arizona College of Medicine, Banner University Medical Center, Tucson, USAA 7-year-old male presented with meningitis. CSF gram stain showed gram negative rods, but the organism failed to grow on culture. 16 s rRNA sequencing identified the organism as Bacteroides fragilis. The patient fully recovered with antibiotic therapy targeting that organism.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001780Anaerobic meningitisBacteroidesMolecular diagnostic testing16s rRNA |
| spellingShingle | Mamta D. Shah Bruce K. Chy Nathan B. Price Bacteroides meningitis in a healthy child: A case report and review of the literature IDCases Anaerobic meningitis Bacteroides Molecular diagnostic testing 16s rRNA |
| title | Bacteroides meningitis in a healthy child: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Bacteroides meningitis in a healthy child: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Bacteroides meningitis in a healthy child: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bacteroides meningitis in a healthy child: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Bacteroides meningitis in a healthy child: A case report and review of the literature |
| title_sort | bacteroides meningitis in a healthy child a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | Anaerobic meningitis Bacteroides Molecular diagnostic testing 16s rRNA |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001780 |
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