A Pediatric Case of Fusobacterium necrophorum Mastoiditis and Meningitis Case Report in a Healthy Child and Review of the Literature

• मुख्य लेखकों: Elizabeth Feenstra (लेखक), Aalt Van Roest (लेखक), Juul Boes (लेखक), Tom Spiritus (लेखक), Sandra Kenis (लेखक), Els L. I. M. Duval (लेखक), Stephanie Vanden Bossche (लेखक), Koen Vanden Driessche (लेखक), Philippe G. Jorens (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: Hindawi Limited, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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In infants and children, bacterial meningitis caused by anaerobic bacteria is rare. However, a serious infection with the anaerobe Fusobacterium necrophorum can occur in previously healthy children with a peak incidence in preschool children and in adolescents. As the clinical presentation can be ve...