Analysis of eight cases of neonatal meningitis and sepsis due to Enterobacter sakazakii

Three cases of neonatal meningitis caused by Enterobacter sakazakii in powdered milk.

Three cases of neonatal infection caused by Enterobacter sakazakii are reported from the Department of Neonatal Intensive Care, the National University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland. These infections occurred during a 9-month period in 1986 and 1987. Two of the neonates, who were normal at birth, survived but were left with brain damage. The third, who had Down's syndrome and severe cardiac malf...

Neonatal sepsis and meningitis due to Staphylococcus cohnii.

Under normal circumstances, at deliveiy and during the inunediate neonatal period, the infant is exposed to many organisms. Coagulase negative staphylococci (CS) are now recognized as the majorcauses ofnosocomial infections in neonates in many hospitals in different countries. Staphylococcus (S.) cohnii is one of the coagulase negative and novobiocin-resistant staphylococci and is usually isola...

Sepsis and Meningitis due to Listeria Monocytogenes

PURPOSE This study focused on the effect of immuno-compromising conditions on the clinical presentation of severe listerial infection. PATIENTS AND METHODS Nine human listeriosis cases seen from 1991-2002 were reviewed. All adult patients, from whose blood, peritoneal fluid or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) the L. monocytogenes was isolated, were included in this retrospective study. RESULTS Lis...

White Cell Indices and CRP: Predictors of Meningitis in Neonatal Sepsis?

Background Objective: To evaluate the utility of specific cut-off values for C- reactive protein (CRP) and immature-to-total neutrophil ratio (I/T) as screening tests for meningitis in culture negative early onset sepsis (EOS). Materials and Methods Retrospective chart review of 97 newborns with culture negative sepsis who had lumbar puncture performed as part of the sepsis evaluation in a l...

Cronobacter sakazakii ST4 Strains and Neonatal Meningitis, United States