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Long-Term Outcome of Neonatal Citrobacter koseri (diverus) Meningitis Treated with Imipenem/Meropenem and Surgical Drainage

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Neonatal Citrobacter koseri (diversus) meningitis is often complicated by the formation of brain abscesses and has a poor neurological outcome with seizures, mental retardation and paresis as sequelae in 50% of the cases. As there is emerging resistance to ampicillin, gentamicin and third-generation cephalosporins, we attempted to treat this infection with carbapenems. Carbapenems in combination with cefotaxime and surgical drainage may play an important role in treating C. koseri meningitis.

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  1. Dept. of Pediatrics C, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Phone: (+97/23) 925-3700, Fax: -3801, e-mail: rachelst@post.tau.ac.il, , , , , , IL

    R. Straussberg, L. Harel & J. Amir

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Received: September 6, 2000 · Revision accepted: June 24, 2001

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Straussberg, R., Harel, L. & Amir, J. Long-Term Outcome of Neonatal Citrobacter koseri (diverus) Meningitis Treated with Imipenem/Meropenem and Surgical Drainage. Infection 29, 280–282 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-001-1136-4

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