Outbreak of neonatal meningitis caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Worthington.

Ghadage, Dnyaneshwari; Bal, Abhijit

Ghadage, Dnyaneshwari; Bal, Abhijit.

Indian J Pathol Microbiol ; 2003 Apr; 46(2): 268-70

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-74723

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We report an outbreak of Salmonella meningitis in a nursery unit due to serotype Worthington. The organism was isolated from blood and CSF samples of five babies. The isolates were found to be resistant to commonly used antibiotics such as ampicillin, cefotaxime, cefiriaxone and amikacin but were sensitive to ciprofloxacin. Serotype Worthington appears to be an emerging pathogen in neonatal units.

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Cross Infection/epidemiology; Disease Outbreaks; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Female; Hospitals, General; Humans; India/epidemiology; Infant, Newborn; Male; Meningitis, Bacterial/epidemiology; Nurseries, Hospital; Salmonella Infections/epidemiology; Salmonella enterica/classification

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Salmonella Infections / Female / Humans / Male / Infant, Newborn / Cross Infection / Disease Outbreaks / Meningitis, Bacterial / Salmonella enterica / Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Indian J Pathol Microbiol Year: 2003 Type: Article

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