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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-01-01
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| Series: | IDCases |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001780 |