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Empedobacter brevis Meningitis in a Neonate: A Very Rare Case of Neonatal Meningitis and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Sharma, Deepak
Patel, Ankur
Soni, Priyanka
Sharma, Pradeep
Gupta, Basudev
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-08-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Empedobacter brevis is gram-negative bacilli that belongs to Flavobacteriaceae family.
It was previously known with name of Flavobacterium breve.
The reservoir of these bacteria is soil, plants, water, food, hospital water sources, including incubators, sinks, faucets, tap water, hemodialysis systems, saline solutions, and other pharmaceutical solutions.
We report a case of term female newborn, admitted with complaint of respiratory distress developing soon after birth and developed clinical features of sepsis at age of 92 hours of postnatal life.
The sepsis screen was positive and blood culture and cerebrospinal fluid showed growth of Empedobacter brevis that was resistant to multiple antibiotics.
The neonate was treated with appropriate antibiotics and was discharged successfully.
The novelty of the case report is that this is the first case report of neonatal sepsis caused by Empedobacter brevis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sharma, Deepak& Patel, Ankur& Soni, Priyanka& Sharma, Pradeep& Gupta, Basudev. 2016. Empedobacter brevis Meningitis in a Neonate: A Very Rare Case of Neonatal Meningitis and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102436
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sharma, Deepak…[et al.]. Empedobacter brevis Meningitis in a Neonate: A Very Rare Case of Neonatal Meningitis and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102436
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sharma, Deepak& Patel, Ankur& Soni, Priyanka& Sharma, Pradeep& Gupta, Basudev. Empedobacter brevis Meningitis in a Neonate: A Very Rare Case of Neonatal Meningitis and Literature Review. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1102436
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1102436