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Favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri in a newborn infant

The treatment of brain abscesses in newborn infants is controversial. We report on a 6-week-old infant with multiple brain abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri that resolved after treatment with combined surgical drainage and intravenous therapy with meropenem and fosfomycin.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Algubaisi, Sarah, Bührer, Christoph, Thomale, Ulrich-Wilhelm, Spors, Birgit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4672606/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26793443
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2014.11.004
Descripción
Sumario:The treatment of brain abscesses in newborn infants is controversial. We report on a 6-week-old infant with multiple brain abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri that resolved after treatment with combined surgical drainage and intravenous therapy with meropenem and fosfomycin.