Neonatal intracranial abscess: Two cases caused by citrobacter and a literature review

✍ Scribed by Richard G. Curless

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 367 KB
• Volume: 8
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0364-5134
• DOI: 10.1002/ana.410080308

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Intracranial abscesses are uncommon in the newborn. Observation of 2 infants and a review of the literature reveal that the offending organism was a Citrobacter in 12 of the 16 documented cases. In the Neonatal Meningitis Cooperative Study this organism was responsible for meningitis in only 4%. However, an analysis of all published cases of neonatal Citrobacter meningitis reveals a 42% incidence of intracranial abscess. Accordingly, early identification by computerized tomography is important in facilitating prompt surgical therapy.