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Neonatal meningitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|September 1, 1985
Summary
This study presents a rare case of neonatal meningitis caused by Achromobacter xylosoxidans. It highlights the second reported instance of this bacterial species leading to meningitis in newborns.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal infectious diseases
- Clinical microbiology
Background:
- Neonatal meningitis is a serious infection with significant morbidity and mortality.
- Achromobacter xylosoxidans is an opportunistic Gram-negative bacterium rarely implicated in human infections, particularly in neonates.