Anil Murat, Ozkalay Nisel, Helvaci Mehmet, Agus Neval, Guler Ozlem, Dikerler Aysu, Kanar Berat
Department of Pediatrics, Tepecik Educational and Research Hospital, Yenisehir, Izmir, Turkey.
J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jul;45(7):2337-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00208-07. Epub 2007 May 16.
Gemella haemolysans is a rare pathogen in cases of bacterial meningitis. We present a case of meningitis due to G. haemolysans in a 17-month-old boy. This is the first reported case of Gemella meningitis in a child. The patient completely recovered following intravenous therapy with linezolid and chloramphenicol.
溶血孪生球菌是细菌性脑膜炎病例中一种罕见的病原体。我们报告一例17个月大男孩因溶血孪生球菌引起的脑膜炎病例。这是首例报道的儿童溶血孪生球菌脑膜炎病例。该患者在接受利奈唑胺和氯霉素静脉治疗后完全康复。