Title
Neonate with ventriculitis caused by Empedobacter brevis: Report of a case in Peru
Other title
Neonato con ventriculitis causada por Empedobacter brevis: Reporte de un caso en Perú
Date Issued
01 April 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
Infections caused by rare micro-organisms are the subject of research, as researchers are encouraged to find the necessary health measures to prevent and treat the disease, as well as the search for new insights into human-microbial interactions. This report describes the case of a newborn boy diagnosed with hydrocephalus and myelomeningocele who developed ventriculitis and sepsis from resistant Empedobacter brevis. This case highlights the unexpected identification of this bacterium in the cerebrospinal fluid and its multi-resistant pattern, which was crucial for proper therapeutic management. This bacterium shows a mixture of different etiologies in the analysis of cerebrospinal fluid.
Start page
326
End page
332
Volume
35
Issue
2
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Pediatría
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85053015242
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
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