Rothia mucilaginosa Meningitis in a Child with Myelodysplastic Syndromes

• Main Authors: Fumihiro Ochi (Author), Ryota Nakamura (Author), Reiji Miyawaki (Author), Kyoko Moritani (Author), Shinobu Murakami (Author), Hisamichi Tauchi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Rothia mucilaginosa is a Gram-positive coccus and an opportunistic pathogen in immunocompromised hosts. The microorganism has been implicated in serious infections, including bacteremia meningitis or endocarditis. However, there is a dearth of investigations on meningitis, especially in children. As...