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Neonatal meningitis due toGardnerella vaginalis

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A case of meningitis due toGardnerella vaginalis occurred in a five-day-old newborn who had clinical signs of fever, polypnea and a grey complexion. After treatment with ampicillin, cefotaxime and netilmicin, the patient's condition improved, and no sequelae were observed. The bacterium isolated from a pure culture of the cerebrospinal fluid was identified by biochemical characteristics to beGardnerella vaginalis, but it was not possible to define the source and mode of contamination.

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  1. Laboratoire de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier François Quesnay, 78201, Mantes-la-Jolie Cedex, France

    L. Berardi-Grassias & O. Roy

  2. Service de Gynécologie-Obstétrique, Centre Hospitalier François Quesnay, 78201, Mantes-la-Jolie Cedex, France

    J. C. Berardi

  3. Service de Pédiatrie, Centre Hospitalier François Quesnay, 78201, Mantes-la-Jolie Cedex, France

    J. Furioli

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Berardi-Grassias, L., Roy, O., Berardi, J.C. et al. Neonatal meningitis due toGardnerella vaginalis . Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 7, 406–407 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01962348

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