Neonatal meningitis due to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup Y.
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چکیده
Neonatal meningococcal meningitis is very rare; among the existing 13 serogroups of Neisseria meningitidis, serogroups B, C and Y have been reported in neonatal meningococcal meningitis [1-3]. Here we report isolation of N. meningitidis serogroup Y from the cerebrospinal fluid of a neonate which to the best of our knowledge is the first report from India. This could alert the clinicians to keep an index of suspicion for this bacterium in the etiology of neonatal meningitis.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Indian pediatrics
دوره 51 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014