Enterobacter cloacae: An "iCU bug" causing community acquired necrotizing meningo-encephalitis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 168, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 503-505

  Maheshwari, Nitin ^a   Shefler, Alison ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterobacter cloacae; Meningo encephalitis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN HERNIA; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 60449115339     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0790-2     Document Type: Article

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