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Enterococcal Central Nervous System Infections in Children: A 22 Years' Experience in a Tertiary Center and Review of the Literature.

Aviad SchnappSergei Elber-DorozkoVioleta TemperOren GordonDina Averbuch
Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2024)
Enterococcal meningitis is rare, especially in healthy neonates. It typically occurs following neurosurgical interventions and may only present with fever and shunt malfunction, without overt meningeal signs and with mild inflammation. The prognosis is favorable.
Keyphrases
  • cerebrospinal fluid
  • oxidative stress
  • young adults
  • physical activity
  • pulmonary artery
  • low birth weight
  • preterm birth