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

• প্রধান লেখক: Elizabeth Feenstra (লেখক), Aalt Van Roest (লেখক), Juul Boes (লেখক), Tom Spiritus (লেখক), Sandra Kenis (লেখক), Els L. I. M. Duval (লেখক), Stephanie Vanden Bossche (লেখক), Koen Vanden Driessche (লেখক), Philippe G. Jorens (লেখক)
• বিন্যাস: গ্রন্থ
• প্রকাশিত: 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...