%0 Journal Article %1 Ibrahim1995 %A Ibrahim, M. %D 1995 %J West Afr J Med %K Acinetobacter Infections; Cerebral Palsy; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Infant, Newborn; Intubation, Intratracheal; Male; Meningitis, Bacterial %N 1 %P 59--60 %T Hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy due to Acinetobacter meningitis in neonate. %V 14 %X Earlier reports on acinetobacter infections in neonates described the infections as essentially opportunistic and indolent. We described here a case of acinetobacter infection in a neonate, which ran a relentless course and resulted in hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy. The difficulty encountered in establishing a bacteriological diagnosis in the absence of a qualified microbiologist is stressed.

@article{Ibrahim1995, abstract = {Earlier reports on acinetobacter infections in neonates described the infections as essentially opportunistic and indolent. We described here a case of acinetobacter infection in a neonate, which ran a relentless course and resulted in hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy. The difficulty encountered in establishing a bacteriological diagnosis in the absence of a qualified microbiologist is stressed.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T20:29:18.000+0200}, author = {Ibrahim, M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c224b432e85b128caa477c70acb3f77b/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {0ca4fdea8e6bec563910825acdc105f3}, intrahash = {c224b432e85b128caa477c70acb3f77b}, journal = {West Afr J Med}, keywords = {Acinetobacter Infections; Cerebral Palsy; Equipment Contamination; Humans; Hydrocephalus; Infant, Newborn; Intubation, Intratracheal; Male; Meningitis, Bacterial}, number = 1, pages = {59--60}, pmid = {7626536}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T20:29:18.000+0200}, title = {Hydrocephalus and cerebral palsy due to Acinetobacter meningitis in neonate.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 14, year = 1995 }