Neonatal Septicaemia Caused by Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus Faecium-A Case Report

Neonatal bacterial sepsis is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in neonates. 10% cases of neonatal bacteraemia and septicaemia are caused by Enterococci. The increasing incidence of Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) is of particular concern because of limited treatment options...

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Main Authors: SHANTALA GB, NAGARATHNAMMA T, POOJA DR, HARSHA TR, KARTHIK R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2014-11-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/5220/10284_CE(Ra)_F(Sh)_PF1(AJAK)_PFA(Sh)_PFA1(Sh).pdf