Author:
Odugbemi T,Jatto S A,Afolabi K
Abstract
A fatal case of pyogenic meningitis due to Bacteroides fragilis in a 6-year-old boy is reported. The need for processing cerebrospinal fluid of patients with underlying conditions such as chronic otitis media for recovery of both aerobes and anaerobes is discussed.
Publisher
American Society for Microbiology
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