Acinetobacter Endocarditis in Neonates: A Rare Organism for a Rare Age Group Disease

Abstract

Infective endocarditis (IE) in the neonatal age group is a rare entity. The common organisms causing IE in neonates are Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus and Candida. Acinetobacter as a cause of IE has been rarely reported in adults with mortality as high as 60%. We are here reporting the first case of Acinetobacter neonatal IE that was successfully treated.

Keywords

neonatal infective endocarditis - coagulase-negative Staphylococcus

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