Early-Onset Neonatal Meningitis Caused by an Unusual Pathogen‐Moraxella catarrhalis
Joint Authors
Khanal, Basudha
Siwakoti, Shraddha
Bajracharya, Sohani
Adhikaree, Neetu
Sah, Rinku
Rajbhandari, Rupa Singh
Source
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Moraxella catarrhalis are part of the normal flora of the human respiratory tract and are known to have low pathogenic potential.
The organism is rarely reported in the literature as the causative agent of meningitis.
We report the first case of early-onset neonatal meningitis associated with M.
catarrhalis from Nepal.
Case Report.
A 3-day-old baby with fever and yellowish discolouration of the body since 48 hrs was admitted to the neonatal ward.
The baby developed 3 episodes of seizures in the form of uprolling of eyes on the first day of admission during phototherapy course for raised serum bilirubin.
Sepsis screen was positive, and meningitis was confirmed as the cerebrospinal fluid culture grew M.
catarrhalis.
Cranial ultrasound scan was normal.
The baby received a 21-day course of intravenous cefotaxime and amikacin.
Recovery has been uneventful to date.
Conclusion.
Neonatal meningitis is a life-threatening infection.
This case report presents an uncommon aetiology of neonatal meningitis which can be misidentified in the diagnostic bacteriology laboratory in resource constraints area like ours.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Siwakoti, Shraddha& Bajracharya, Sohani& Adhikaree, Neetu& Sah, Rinku& Rajbhandari, Rupa Singh& Khanal, Basudha. 2019. Early-Onset Neonatal Meningitis Caused by an Unusual Pathogen‐Moraxella catarrhalis. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Siwakoti, Shraddha…[et al.]. Early-Onset Neonatal Meningitis Caused by an Unusual Pathogen‐Moraxella catarrhalis. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143709
American Medical Association (AMA)
Siwakoti, Shraddha& Bajracharya, Sohani& Adhikaree, Neetu& Sah, Rinku& Rajbhandari, Rupa Singh& Khanal, Basudha. Early-Onset Neonatal Meningitis Caused by an Unusual Pathogen‐Moraxella catarrhalis. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1143709
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1143709