Rare case of meningitis due to an emerging pathogen Chryseobacterium indologenes
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Chryseobacterium indologenes Meningitis in a Healthy Newborn: A Case Report.
Chryseobacterium indologenes is a rare cause of infection in infants. The majority of case reports belong to hospitalized infants with indwelling devices. We are presenting a rare case of Chryseobacterium indologenes meningitis in a healthy newborn with no neonatal intensive care unit admissions or indwelling devices. The pathogen is resistant to many antibiotics and the patient was successfull...
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عنوان ژورنال: SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2050-313X,2050-313X
DOI: 10.1177/2050313x20936098