Resumen

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.

Palabras clave: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica meningitis premature neonates.

2011-11-26   |   534 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 1 valoraciones

Vol. 5 Núm.10. Octubre 2011 Pags. 745-747 J Infect Developing Countries 2011; 5(10)