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Meningite da Escherichia coli in un bambino immunocompetente
Escherichia coli meningitis in an immunocompetent child
Martina Biagioni, Sara Francolini, Giacomo Brusa, Eleonora Moschini, Roberto Genga, Danilo Carboni, Nazzareno Filomeni
UOC di Pediatria e Neonatologia Urbino, ASUR Marche, Area Vasta 1
Novembre 2015
Abstract
Bacterial meningitis is a severe infection associated with high rates of mortality and morbidity. Gram-negative enteric bacillary meningitis (GNEBM) is very unusual outside the newborn period and cerebral-spinal fluid (CSF) fistulas must be suspected. The paper reports a case of Escherichia coli meningitis due to CSF fistula secondary to head injury in an immunocompetent patient.
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