Abstract
Abstract
Neonatal brain abscess is rare. The most common etiologic microorganisms that are responsible for this condition are
Citrobacter diversus
,
Proteus mirabilis
,
Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Serratia marcescens,
and other Enterobacteriaceae.
Aeromonas hydrophila
is a halophilic, gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacillus.It has been reported to cause intestinal and extraintestinal infections and has rarely been reported to cause meningitis at neonatal age.
A. hydrophila
has not been reported previously to cause brain abscess in neonates. In this report, we describe a case of severe multiple brain abscesses and ventriculitis as complications in meningitis caused by
A. hydrophila
in a preterm newborn.