Clinical and laboratory awareness for an under recognized pathogen in newborn meningitis: Mycoplasma Hominis: a case report

GÜLCAN KERSİN S., BOZAN T., Ozdemir H., BİLGEN H. S., Soyletir G., MEMİŞOĞLU A., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.62, sa.2, ss.280-283, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 62 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.02.015
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.280-283
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mycoplasma hominis, newborn, meningitis, neonate, preterm, INFECTION, INFANT
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Mycoplasma hominis is a well-known bacterium colonizing the genito-urinary tract. It may cause pneumonia, bacteremia, abscesses, chronic lung disease, and rarely meningitis during the newborn period.