Neonatal meningitis caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica in Saudi Arabia
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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.1570Keywords:
Elizabethkingia meningoseptica, meningitis, premature neonatesAbstract
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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2011-10-04
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Amer MZ, Bandey M, Bukhari A, Nemenqani D (2011) Neonatal meningitis caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica in Saudi Arabia. J Infect Dev Ctries 5:745–747. doi: 10.3855/jidc.1570
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