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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2010; 05(03): 297-298
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2010-0255
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Alcaligenes meningitis in a neonate

Ramesh Y. Bhat
a   Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal Udupi District, Karnataka, India
,
Nithya Swaminathan
a   Department of Pediatrics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal Udupi District, Karnataka, India
,
Kalwaje E. Vandana
b   Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal Udupi District, Karnataka, India
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11 September 2009

01 March 2010

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28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

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.

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Neonate - meningitis - Alcaligenes