Ventrikulo-peritoneal Şantlı Çocukta Serratia Spp. Menenjiti

Serratia species are opportunistic, gram-negative, motile bacteria classified in the large family Enterobacteriaceae and differentiate from Klebsiella spp. with slow fermenting lactose DNAase positive (1,2). One of characteristics that distinguishes them other is to synthesize red pigments, prodigiosins. It can cause nosocomial infections especcialy newborns patients intensive care units. spp.; responsible for approximately 2% infections; has been reported as agent especially respiratory tract infections, urinary bacteremia. An outbreak S. marcescens blood stream infection identified receiving contaminated parenteral nutrition bags (2). meningitis, wound arthritis outbreaks pediatric wards (3). In this text we aimed present a three half year old girl case acute bacterial meningitis due ventriculo-peritoneal shunt.