Meza PJA, Roberts AC, Sánchez HF, Villarruel HR, González AIY

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

In the past Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) was the most common pathogen causing meningitis in infants and children, but currently the incidence of invasive disease caused by this germ has decreased significantly with conjugate vaccines. But can an emergency nonencapsulated Hib strain.
With the virtual disappearance of Haemophilus influenzae Meningitis capped as a cause of acute bacterial and increasing control of Streptococcus pneumoniae, thanks to vaccination coverage of our country, we can expect the emergence of bacterial strains whose prevention can not be done currently vaccine. We report a case of meningitis Pasteurella canis was isolated and grown from an infant patient 8 months of age with neurological impairment, meningeal signs and seizures. After two weeks with ceftriaxone, the evolution of the patient went to the clinical and bacteriological, without evidence of sequelae.

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