Early onset Morcanella morganii sepsis in a newborn infant with emergence of cephalosporin resistance caused by derepression of AmpC β-lactamase production

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 376-377

  Sinha, Ajay K ^a   Kempley, Stephen T ^a   Price, Elizabeth ^a   Sharma, Bal K ^b   Livermore, David M ^c  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAVERING AND REDBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

lactamases; AmpC lactamases; Morganella morganii; Newborn; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAMASE AMPC; CARBAPENEM; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN; CHLOROQUINE; CIPROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; MEROPENEM; PIPERACILLIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PROGUANIL; AMPC BETA LACTAMASES; AMPC BETA-LACTAMASES; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA LACTAMASE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BRAIN VENTRICLE PERITONEUM SHUNT; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CASE REPORT; DRUG MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALARIA; MORGANELLA MORGANII; NEWBORN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; BACTEREMIA; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-LACTAMASES; CEFOTAXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN RESISTANCE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MORGANELLA MORGANII;

EID: 33645534487     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000207474.25593.2d     Document Type: Article

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