title: Neonatal meningitis caused by Elizabethkingia meningoseptica in Saudi Arabia.
abstract: Elizabethkingia meningoseptica is a multi-drug resistant organism that can cause meningitis in premature neonates. We report a case of Elizabethkingia meningoseptica meningitis that was detected early in an extremely premature low birth weight infant. He was successfully treated with a combination of ciprofloxacin and piperacillin-tazobactam. The spread of infection was controlled with no other reported cases.
authors: Laboratory Department, King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. malaka.amer10@gmail.com
authors: Malaka Z
authors: MZ
authors: Amer
authors: Manzour
authors: M
authors: Bandey
authors: Abdalla
authors: A
authors: Bukhari
authors: Dalal
authors: D
authors: Nemenqani
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D041965:Flavobacteriaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D045826:Flavobacteriaceae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010397:Penicillanic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D010878:Piperacillin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000077725:Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D010397:Penicillanic Acid; D010878:Piperacillin