Favorable Outcome in Cerebral Abscesses Caused by Citrobacter Koseri in a Newborn Infant

Overview

Journal IDCases

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2016 Jan 22

PMID 26793443

Citations 7

Authors

Sarah Algubaisi

Christoph Buhrer

Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale

Birgit Spors

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Abstract

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.

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