Favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri in a newborn infant

The treatment of brain abscesses in newborn infants is controversial. We report on a 6-week-old infant with multiple brain abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri that resolved after treatment with combined surgical drainage and intravenous therapy with meropenem and fosfomycin.

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Main Authors:	Sarah Algubaisi, Christoph Bührer, Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale, Birgit Spors
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:	IDCases
Subjects:	Newborn infant Citrobacter koseri Brain abscess Fosfmycin Meropenem
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250914000432

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spelling	doaj-3eb3f3f71ca1479f845b51335e6421962021-07-02T09:06:41ZengElsevierIDCases2214-25092015-01-0121222410.1016/j.idcr.2014.11.004Favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri in a newborn infantSarah Algubaisi0Christoph Bührer1Ulrich-Wilhelm Thomale2Birgit Spors3Department of Neonatology, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Neonatology, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, GermanyDepartment of Pediatric Radiology, Charité University Medical Center, Berlin, GermanyThe treatment of brain abscesses in newborn infants is controversial. We report on a 6-week-old infant with multiple brain abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri that resolved after treatment with combined surgical drainage and intravenous therapy with meropenem and fosfomycin.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250914000432Newborn infantCitrobacter koseriBrain abscessFosfmycinMeropenem
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title	Favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri in a newborn infant
title_short	Favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri in a newborn infant
title_full	Favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri in a newborn infant
title_fullStr	Favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri in a newborn infant
title_full_unstemmed	Favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri in a newborn infant
title_sort	favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by citrobacter koseri in a newborn infant
publisher	Elsevier
series	IDCases
issn	2214-2509
publishDate	2015-01-01
description	The treatment of brain abscesses in newborn infants is controversial. We report on a 6-week-old infant with multiple brain abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri that resolved after treatment with combined surgical drainage and intravenous therapy with meropenem and fosfomycin.
topic	Newborn infant Citrobacter koseri Brain abscess Fosfmycin Meropenem
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250914000432
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Favorable outcome in cerebral abscesses caused by Citrobacter koseri in a newborn infant

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