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Postnatally acquired CMV meningitis diagnosed via BioFire FilmArray: A case report.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Stark, A; Peterson, J; Weimer, K; Hornik, C
Published in: J Neonatal Perinatal Med
2021

Postnatally acquired cytomegalovirus (CMV) is commonly acquired via breast milk, with premature infants more frequently developing symptoms of CMV infection in comparison to term infants. Meningitis is a rare clinical manifestation of CMV infection. The diagnosis of meningitis is difficult to make in infants, particularly those who are preterm. Consequentially, broad-spectrum empiric antimicrobial coverage is often administered for several days while waiting for current gold standard CSF testing to result. The BioFire FilmArray (BFA) simultaneously tests for 14 different pathogens, including CMV, allowing for quicker diagnosis and shorter time to definitive treatment. Here, we report a very low birth weight infant with postnatally acquired CMV meningitis, the first to our knowledge to be diagnosed using the BioFire FilmArray.

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Published In

J Neonatal Perinatal Med

DOI

EISSN

1878-4429

Publication Date

2021

Volume

14

Issue

3

Start / End Page

445 / 450

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Milk, Human
  • Meningitis
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • 3213 Paediatrics
 

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Stark, A., Peterson, J., Weimer, K., & Hornik, C. (2021). Postnatally acquired CMV meningitis diagnosed via BioFire FilmArray: A case report. J Neonatal Perinatal Med, 14(3), 445–450. https://doi.org/10.3233/NPM-200524
Stark, A., J. Peterson, K. Weimer, and C. Hornik. “Postnatally acquired CMV meningitis diagnosed via BioFire FilmArray: A case report.J Neonatal Perinatal Med 14, no. 3 (2021): 445–50. https://doi.org/10.3233/NPM-200524.
Stark A, Peterson J, Weimer K, Hornik C. Postnatally acquired CMV meningitis diagnosed via BioFire FilmArray: A case report. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2021;14(3):445–50.
Stark, A., et al. “Postnatally acquired CMV meningitis diagnosed via BioFire FilmArray: A case report.J Neonatal Perinatal Med, vol. 14, no. 3, 2021, pp. 445–50. Pubmed, doi:10.3233/NPM-200524.
Stark A, Peterson J, Weimer K, Hornik C. Postnatally acquired CMV meningitis diagnosed via BioFire FilmArray: A case report. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2021;14(3):445–450.

Published In

J Neonatal Perinatal Med

DOI

EISSN

1878-4429

Publication Date

2021

Volume

14

Issue

3

Start / End Page

445 / 450

Location

Netherlands

Related Subject Headings

  • Milk, Human
  • Meningitis
  • Infant, Premature
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Cytomegalovirus Infections
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • 3213 Paediatrics