04.01.2020 | Scientific Letter
Burkholderia cepacia Brain Abscess in a Term Neonate
verfasst von:
Prince Pareek, Bhvya Gupta, Chinmay Chetan, Nishant Banait, Sujata Deshpande, Priscilla Joshi, Pradeep Suryawanshi
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 6/2020
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Excerpt
To the Editor: Brain abscess is a rare complication of neonatal meningitis. Gram negative organisms like citrobacter, proteus, and pseudomonas are usual organisms responsible for brain abscess but Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) is very rare. We report a case of neonatal brain abscess caused by B. cepacia. …