Resumen

ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, Cecilia et al. Meningitis neonatal e infección puerperal por Streptococcus pneumoniae: Presentación de un caso. Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2003, vol.75, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-3119.

Neonatal infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae are a rare phenomenon that is barely reported in the medical literature. The present paper describes a case of early purulent meningoencephalitis occurred in an adequate birthweight neonate born to term eutocic delivery. The microorganism was isolated in the newborn's blood and cerebrospinal fluid as well as in his mother's lochia. The three antibiotypes were identical. The newborn did not recover and died after 81 hours due to a multiple organ failure. Necropsy confirmed the diagnosis. The mother developed puerperal endometritis after 4 days but did recover.

Palabras clave : MENINGITIS PNEUMOCOCCAL [mortality]; INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES [diagnosis]; PUERPERAL INFECTION [diagnosis].