a case report of late-onset neonatal meningitis caused by sars-cov-2

Introduction: central nervous system involvement by sars-cov-19 appears to be very rare in neonates. we report a case of viral meningitis in a neonate admitted to kerman afzalipour hospital in southeastern iran. case presentation: the patient was a 15-day-old neonate who presented with lethargy, fever, and poor feeding the day before admission. after the initial evaluation and experimental treatment, viral meningitis was diagnosed with sars- cov-19 by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) analysis of cerebrospinal fluid. empirical treatment was done with antibiotics and supportive care. after viral meningitis was confirmed, the antibiotics were discontinued. in a follow-up two weeks later, the neonate had a good condition with no particular problem. conclusions: this report is a case of sars-cov-2 meningitis in a neonate. therefore, if there is epidemiological evidence, the central nervous system involvement due to this virus should also be considered in neonates.