Antibiotic pressure mediated selection of non-biofilm forming strain of Elizabethkingia meningosepticum causing fatal nosocomial meningitis in a term infant.
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2013-07
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Abstract
We describe a fatal case of hospital acquired meningitis in a term infant due to the
antibiotic pressure mediated selection of Elizabethkingia meningosepticum. The
antibiotics were administered for multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
infection. The strain was also phenotypically characterized for beta lactamase
production, biofi lm forming capability and resistance to in use disinfectants.
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Biofilm, carbapenemase, Elizabethkingia meningosepticum, nosocomial meningitis
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Rai Sumit, Niranjan Devendra Kumar, Mishra Prakash, Singh Narendra Pal. Antibiotic pressure mediated selection of non-biofilm forming strain of Elizabethkingia meningosepticum causing fatal nosocomial meningitis in a term infant. Indian Journal of Pathology & Microbiology. 2013 Jul-Sept 56 (3): 309-311.