Hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy due to Acinetobacter meningitis in neonate.
Earlier reports on acinetobacter infections in neonates described the infections as essentially opportunistic and indolent. We described here a case of acinetobacter infection in a neonate, which ran a relentless course and resulted in hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy. The difficulty encountered in establishing a bacteriological diagnosis in the absence of a qualified microbiologist is stressed.
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Department of Paediatrics, Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria.
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000382:microbiology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis