Prolonged febrile illness due to CTX-M-15 extendedspectrum β-lactamase-producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> infection in Nigeria

Prolonged febrile illness due to CTX-M-15 extendedspectrum β-lactamase-producing <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> infection in Nigeria

We report on an 8-year-old patient with septicaemia unresponsive to therapy for five weeks. Undetected, extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) production by the infecting Klebsiella strain was regarded as responsible for treatment failure. Intravenously administered imipenem during the sixth week led...

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Main Authors: Oladipo A. Aboderin, Olufemi Adefehinti, Babatunde W. Odetoyin, Amadin A. Olotu, Iruka N. Okeke, Olugbenga Adeodu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2012-06-01
Series:African Journal of Laboratory Medicine
Subjects:
septicaemia
CTX-M-15
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Nigeria
Online Access:https://ajlmonline.org/index.php/ajlm/article/view/16

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