Clinical Profile and Outcome of Neonates with Elizabethkingia Sepsis.

Elizabethkingia, an emerging nosocomial pathogen is a gram-negative bacillus causing NICU outbreaks. This case series from a tertiary care hospital, South India describes the clinical profile and outcome of 92 neonates with culture-positive elizabethkingia sepsis over a period of 2 y. Elizabethkingia sepsis predominantly affected preterm neonates and the common clinical features were respiratory distress, apnea, and poor feeding. Meningitis was noted in 68% and mortality was 12%. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing showed that elizabethkingia was susceptible to minocycline and levofloxacin. © 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Dr. K C Chaudhuri Foundation.

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Ammu Mariam Anil, Adhisivam B, Apurba Sankar Sastry. Clinical Profile and Outcome of Neonates with Elizabethkingia Sepsis. Indian journal of pediatrics. 2023 Jun;90(6):612-614

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