Pediatrics & Therapeutics
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Abstract

Neonatal Ventriculitis with Multi Drug Resistant Acinetobactor baumanii: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Veerendra Mehar,Priti Zade,Milind Joshi*,Nitin Rajput,Ganesh Bhatambar

Meningitis due to Multi Drug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MRAB) is a serious emerging problem in pediatric intensive care. Treatment of these patients is challenging and polypeptide antibiotic is an important option but have poor cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) penetration. We describe our experience of a successfully treated neonatal ventriculitis and meningitis due to MRAB with intraventricular polymyxin B.