Trichomonas vaginalis brain abscess in a neonate

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• Alternative Title:
  Clin Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hamilton, Hunter ; Pontiff, Kristen L. ; Bolton, Michael ; Bradbury, Richard S. ; Mathison, Blaine A. ; Bishop, Henry ; de Almeida, Marcos ; Ogden, Beverly W. ; Barnett, Evan ; Rastanis, Donna ; Klar, Angelle L. ; Uzodi, Adaora
• Description:
  We describe a case of cerebral trichomoniasis in a neonate in whom seizures and multiorgan failure developed during treatment for staphylococcal sepsis. Brain abscesses were identified with cranial sonography, and Trichomonas vaginalis was isolated from cerebrospinal fluid samples. The patient died despite metronidazole therapy.
• Subjects:
  Antiprotozoal Agents Article Brain Abscess Fatal Outcome Female Humans Infant, Newborn Louisiana Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Metronidazole Neonate Sepsis Trichomonas Infections Trichomonas Vaginalis Ultrasonography

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• Source:
  Clin Infect Dis. 66(4):604-607
• Pubmed ID:
  29069338
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5831133
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  66
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:586f5d283144ea98b49eb3b25368d32d67518504a00a9b53c352001d48ac2d52
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/52150/cdc_52150_DS1.pdf
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