| Literature DB >> 24246522 |
K Tsoni1, E Papadopoulou, E Michailidou, I Kavaliotis.
Abstract
Campylobacter jejuni is a common cause of gastroenteritis especially in childhood. However, extraintestinal manifestations of C. jejuni such as bacteremia, cholecystitis, pancreatitis and osteomyelitis are rare. Meningitis in newborns caused by this organism is unusually rare. We report a case of neonatal meningitis in a 15-day old term boy caused by Campylobacter jejuni.Entities:
Keywords: Meningitis; campylobacter; gastroenteritis
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24246522 DOI: 10.3233/NPM-1366612
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neonatal Perinatal Med ISSN: 1878-4429