Ollikainen J, Hiekkaniemi H, Korppi M, Katila M L, Heinonen K
Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital of Kuopio, Finland.
Scand J Infect Dis. 1993;25(4):529-31. doi: 10.3109/00365549309008538.
We present a case of premature twins, born at 24 weeks of gestation. Both infants died of intraventricular hemorrhage, aged 1 and 3 days, respectively. Ureaplasma urealyticum was isolated from brain tissue obtained at the autopsy of both infants. Our observations lend additional evidence of the role of U. urealyticum as a central nervous system pathogen in premature infants.
