Orlicek S L, Welch D F, Kuhls T L
Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City.
J Clin Microbiol. 1993 Mar;31(3):569-71. doi: 10.1128/jcm.31.3.569-571.1993.
Helicobacter cinaedi has been most frequently isolated from rectal swabs of homosexual men with proctocolitis. The microorganism is a normal intestinal inhabitant of hamsters. We report a case of septicemia and meningitis by H. cinaedi in a neonate whose mother cared for pet hamsters during the first two trimesters of her pregnancy. The isolate was detected after 3 days of incubation in a Bact/Alert pediatric blood culture vial and an enrichment broth culture of the cerebrospinal fluid. H. cinaedi should be added to the list of unusual fastidious organisms that cause sepsis and meningitis in the newborn.
嗜柠檬酸螺杆菌最常从患有直肠结肠炎的同性恋男性的直肠拭子中分离出来。这种微生物是仓鼠正常的肠道寄居菌。我们报告了一例新生儿因嗜柠檬酸螺杆菌引起的败血症和脑膜炎病例,其母亲在怀孕的前两个孕期饲养宠物仓鼠。在Bact/Alert儿科血培养瓶中培养3天后以及脑脊液增菌肉汤培养后检测到该分离株。嗜柠檬酸螺杆菌应被列入可导致新生儿败血症和脑膜炎的不常见苛养菌名单中。