Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Dar SA

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• Case Report
  Rare Case of Neonatal Sepsis by Achromonas denitrificans
  Author(s): Dar SA, Sameen D, Nazir M, Wani WA and Charoo BADar SA, Sameen D, Nazir M, Wani WA and Charoo BA
  
  We report a case of preterm male newborn, admitted with complaint of respiratory distress developing soon after birth and developed clinical features of sepsis on 5th day of postnatal age. The sepsis profile which was initially negative became positive and blood culture showed growth of Achromonas denitrificans that was resistant to multiple antibiotics mainly cephalosporins. The neonate was treated with appropriate antibiotics and was discharged successfully. The novelty of the case report is that this is the first case report of neonatal sepsis caused by Achromonas denitrificans. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.10001198

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