Neonatal meningitis caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica in Saudi Arabia.
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Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a multi-drug resistant organism that can cause meningitis in premature neonates. We report a case of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica meningitis that was detected early in an extremely premature low birth weight infant. He was successfully treated with a combination of ciprofloxacin and piperacillin-tazobactam. The spread of infection was controlled with no other reported cases.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of infection in developing countries
دوره 5 10 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011