A case of Mycoplasma hominis meningo-encephalitis in a full-term infant: Rapid recovery after start of treatment with ciprofloxacin

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 162, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 514-516

  Wolthers, Katja C ^a   Kornelisse, René F ^b   Platenkamp, Gert J J M ^c   Schuurman Van Der Lem, M Inge ^c   Van Der Schee, Cindy ^a   Hartwig, Nico G ^b   Verduin, Cees M ^a,d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c IJSSELLAND HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d Stichting Laboratoria voor Pathologie en Medische Microbiologie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ciprofloxacin; Full term infant; Meningo encephalitis; Mycoplasma hominis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ENCEPHALITIS; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MENINGITIS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; NEWBORN SEPSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CIPROFLOXACIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA INFECTIONS;

EID: 0041846898     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-003-1219-6     Document Type: Article

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