SEPTIC SHOCK ATELIZABETHKINGIA MENINGOSEPTICA IN A NEWBORN AT TERM : ABOUT A CASE
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Elizabethkingia meningoseptica ( E.meningoseptica ) Gram-negative bacterium present in water and soil, it causes serious nosocomial infections very elderly immunocompromised patients critically ill intensive care units (ICU).In this article We report the case of a newborn septic shock secondary to bacteremia caused by agent . The treatment is based on detection sensitivity resistance profile antibiogram for good adaptation treatment.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International journal of advanced research
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2707-7802', '2707-7810']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21474/ijar01/15137