Acinetobacter species meningitis in children: a case series from Karachi, Pakistan | Zendy

Ali Faisal Saleem | Zendy; Muhammad Shafaat Shah | Zendy; Abdul Sattar Shaikh | Zendy; Fatima Mir | Zendy; Anita K. M. Zaidi | Zendy

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Acinetobacter species meningitis in children: a case series from Karachi, Pakistan

Author(s) -

Ali Faisal Saleem,

Muhammad Shafaat Shah,

Abdul Sattar Shaikh,

Fatima Mir,

Anita K. M. Zaidi

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1697

Subject(s) - medicine , acinetobacter , polymyxin , meningitis , antimicrobial , polymyxin b , acinetobacter baumannii , antibiotics , multiple drug resistance , cephalosporin , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics , pseudomonas aeruginosa

Multidrug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter pose a serious therapeutic dilemma in hospital practice, particularly when they cause meningitis, as the few antimicrobial agents to which these isolates are susceptible have poor central nervous system (CNS) penetration.

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