Alcaligenes meningitis in a neonate

Ramesh Y. Bhat; Nithya Swaminathan; Kalwaje E. Vandana

doi:10.3233/JPI-2010-0255

Alcaligenes meningitis in a neonate

Ramesh Y. Bhat, Nithya Swaminathan, Kalwaje E. Vandana

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The common bacterial causes of neonatal meningitis are group B Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Listeria. Meningitis due to Alcaligenes in neonates is exceptional. Difficulties in its diagnosis and treatment with high mortality have been scarcely reported. We describe meningitis in a neonate due to multidrug resistant Alcaligenes. With sensitive antibiotic therapy, the neonate has survived but found to have severe neurological sequelae on follow up.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	297-298
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Volume	5
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/JPI-2010-0255
Publication status	Published - 24-12-2010

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Infectious Diseases

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