• DOI:10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02677.x
Corpus ID: 42715424

Multidrug‐resistant Acinetobacter meningitis in a 3‐year‐old boy treated with i.v. colistin

@article{Lee2008MultidrugresistantAM,
  title={Multidrug‐resistant Acinetobacter meningitis in a 3‐year‐old boy treated with i.v. colistin},
  author={S. Y. Lee and J. Lee and D. C. Jeong and S. Y. Chung and D. S. Chung and J. H. Kang},
  journal={Pediatrics International},
  year={2008},
  volume={50}
}

S. Y. Lee, J. Lee, +3 authors J. H. Kang

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© 2008 Japan Pediatric Society Acinetobacter calcoaceticus – baumannii complex is a non-motile, aerobic, Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes pneumonia, bacteremia, meningitis, urinary tract infection and surgical-site infections. It has become an important opportunistic pathogen due to its persistence in the hospital environment and its multidrugresistant (MDR) patterns, presenting a therapeutic challenge. 1