Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacteria isolated from cerebrospinal fluid among children with bacterial meningitis in China from 2016 to 2018: a multicenter retrospective study

Abstract Background Pediatric bacterial meningitis (PBM) remains a devastating disease that causes substantial neurological morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, there are few large-scale studies on the pathogens causing PBM and their antimicrobial resistance (AMR) patterns in China. The prese...

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Main Authors: Xiaoshan Peng, Qingxiong Zhu, Jing Liu, Mei Zeng, Yue Qiu, Chunhui Zhu, Yibing Cheng, Yibo Zhou, Yi Xu, Minxia Chen, Zhengwang Wen, Yiping Chen, Rui Li, Jianning Tong, Qingwen Shan, Daojiong Lin, Shouye Wu, Zhiqiang Zhuo, Caihong Wang, Shiyong Zhao, Zhenghong Qi, Xiaofeng Sun, Bieerding Maihebuba, Chunmei Jia, Huiling Gao, Shuangjie Li, Yu Zhu, Chaomin Wan, the Collaborative Working Group of the Pediatric Subgroup of the China Society of Infectious Diseases
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-021-00895-x