Journal of infection and public health
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J Infect Public Health · Sep 2019
Case ReportsRaoultella planticola associated with Meckel's diverticulum perforation and peritonitis in a child: Case report and systematic review of the paediatric literature.
Raoultella planticola (R. planticola) is a Gram-negative, aerobic, rod bacteria found in water and soil that has been on rare occasions associated with clinical infections. However, in recent years, there has been both an increase in the frequency and severity of R. planticola infections. We present the first case of Meckel's diverticulum perforation and peritonitis in a child associated with R. planticola infection and a systematic review of the paediatric literature. At present, in the paediatric population, R. planticola presents good susceptibility to a variety of antibiotics with the exception of ampicillin.
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J Infect Public Health · Sep 2019
Characteristics of neonatal Sepsis at a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia.
To identify the risk factors, laboratory profile, microbial profile, mortality and complications, mortality causing organisms and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of neonatal sepsis at a tertiary care hospital. ⋯ Concerted efforts are needed to determine the spectrum of risk factors and the clinical characteristics of EOS and LOS in order to implement appropriate treatment strategies as sepsis remains to be a serious danger to neonatal wellbeing. Moreover, our study emphasizes that use of aminoglycosides is much agreeable as compared to the broad spectrum antibiotics which are more rampantly used nowadays.