Plesiomonas shigelloides sepsis and meningoencephalitis in a surviving neonate

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2010 Aug;43(4):344-6. doi: 10.1016/S1684-1182(10)60053-9.

Abstract

In this study, we report the case of a 2.5-day-old neonate with septicemia and meningitis due to Plesiomonas shigelloides. Culture of the cerebrospinal fluid showed Gram-negative rods, although the glucose, protein and leukocyte counts were normal. The patient was treated with meropenem and survived without any sequelae, although we were not able to identify the source of the infection. In addition, ten previously reported cases of this infection are reviewed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / chemistry
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / cytology
  • Cerebrospinal Fluid / microbiology
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / pathology
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Meningoencephalitis / complications
  • Meningoencephalitis / diagnosis*
  • Meningoencephalitis / microbiology
  • Meningoencephalitis / pathology
  • Meropenem
  • Plesiomonas / isolation & purification*
  • Sepsis / complications
  • Sepsis / diagnosis*
  • Sepsis / microbiology
  • Sepsis / pathology
  • Thienamycins / therapeutic use
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Thienamycins
  • Meropenem