NEONATAL MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS - A CAS E-REPORT

Authors
RAMDANIBOUGUESSA N BELHOCINE S RAHAL K
Citation
N. Ramdanibouguessa et al., NEONATAL MENINGOCOCCAL MENINGITIS - A CAS E-REPORT, Medecine et maladies infectieuses, 28(3), 1998, pp. 267-268
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Medecine et maladies infectieuses → ACNP
ISSN journal
0399077X
Volume
28
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
267 - 268
Database
ISI
SICI code
0399-077X(1998)28:3<267:NMM-AC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Neonatal meningococcal meningitis has rarely been described in North A frica. We report the first case observed in Algeria, The origin of thi s infection was not established and could be prenatal, pernatal, or po stnatal with contaminated vaginal flora.