Neonatal Meningitis Outbreak by Elizabethkingia: A Case Series and Epidemiological Investigation Findings
Febi Francis,
Karthik Balasundaran,
K. C. Sreejith Kumar
et al.
Abstract:This study is a case series ( n = 7) of neonatal meningitis caused by Elizabethkingia at a tertiary-level hospital in South India. All cases occurred in premature and low-birth-weight neonates over a short period of 4 months, constituting an outbreak. The bacterial pathogen was identified in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in all cases and was found to be sensitive to vancomycin and ciprofloxacin. All neonates survived, but one developed ventriculomegaly. The outbreak was investigated, but the source of contaminatio… Show more
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