<i>Paenibacillus dendritiformis</i> as a Cause of Destructive Meningitis in Infants
AbstractInvasive infections due to <i>Paenibacillus</i> species pose a serious risk to young infants and have a high risk of neurologic sequelae. This report describes two infants with severe neurologic manifestations secondary to <i>Paenibacillus dendritiformis</i> infection who were recently identified in the United States. Clinicians who care for young infants should be aware of this emerging infection.
Authors
- Steven J. Schiff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2623-3614)
- Danielle Smith
- Lisa Schneper (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1365-1000)
- James R. Broach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1197-0312)
- James M. Smith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7465-6067)
- Kristen Bastug (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4655-0377)
- Marwan Osman
- Jessica E Ericson
- Rupa Garikipati
- Kathryn Sheldon
Institutions
- University of Minnesota (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- NEJM Evidence
- Published
- 2026-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1056/evidpha2500297
- Primary Topic
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00