Meningoencephalitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae

We report a case of a child with meningoencephalitis of atypical etiology. The patient developed the disease after an infection in the upper airways with unfavorable evolution. The clinical recovery was only possible after the administration of adequate antibiotic therapy for the etiological agent....

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Main Authors: Isabella Batista de Lalibera, Guilherme de Abreu Silveira, Ricardo Katsuya Toma, Jack Yung Kuo, Eduardo Juan Troster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2012-03-01
Series:Einstein (São Paulo)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082012000100021&tlng=en