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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2007, p. 2337-2339, Vol. 45, No. 7
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00208-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Meningitis Due to Gemella haemolysans in a Pediatric Case{triangledown}

Murat Anil,1 Nisel Ozkalay,2* Mehmet Helvaci,1 Neval Agus,2 Ozlem Guler,1 Aysu Dikerler,1 and Berat Kanar1

Department of Pediatrics,1 Department of Microbiology, Tepecik Educational and Research Hospital, Yenisehir, Izmir, Turkey2

Received 26 January 2007/ Returned for modification 9 April 2007/ Accepted 9 May 2007

Gemella haemolysans is a rare pathogen in cases of bacterial meningitis. We present a case of meningitis due to G. haemolysans in a 17-month-old boy. This is the first reported case of Gemella meningitis in a child. The patient completely recovered following intravenous therapy with linezolid and chloramphenicol.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, Tepecik Educational and Research Hospital, Yenisehir, Izmir, Turkey. Phone: 90 232 4696969. Fax: 90 232 4330756. E-mail: niseloz{at}yahoo.com

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 16 May 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, July 2007, p. 2337-2339, Vol. 45, No. 7
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00208-07
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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